The Met department has forecast more heavy rain or thunderstorms till Tuesday morning in most districts of south Bengal, including in Kolkata.
The Uttar Pradesh government On Thursday decided to close all schools, colleges and other educational institutions for two days in the state, following incessant rains since the past 24 hours.
Massive flooding caused havoc in Rajkot and Jamnagar districts of Gujarat as they are witnessing heavy rainfall. Rescue operation are being carried by NDRF in several areas of Rajkot
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will visit Rajkot and Jamnagar district later in the day to access the situation, officials in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said.
While rain will be scattered on Wednesday along the Tamil Nadu delta region, it will increase in several districts of the state on Thursday in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Fishermen have been prohibited from venturing into the sea and other water bodies, as per the orders. The district administrations have asked people not to cross bridges located over flooded rivers.
Incessant rains for the last two three days have paralysed normal life in some areas. Overflowing rivulets, lakes, streams, tanks and other water bodies led to the inundation of low-lying areas and disrupted vehicular traffic.
IMD said enhanced rainfall activity with fairly widespread and isolated heavy to very heavy rains is very likely over Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala the during next three days and reduce in intensity and distribution thereafter.
Goa had been previously paralyzed for several days due to heavy winds and rain which accompanied Cyclone Tauktae, which led to a loss of Rs 148 crore in the state due to damage to property.
The incident took place in Jumma village late Sunday night, Pithoragarh District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan, who rushed to the spot to supervise relief and rescue operations, said.
IMD has issued a yellow alert for 10 districts on Friday. It has also issued a heavy rainfall alert for few Kerala districts on Saturday and Sunday.
In a video, cars were seen stranded on the highway as the mountain came sliding down. Trees were uprooted, and the people were seen running away from the landslide. In the minute-long video, the panic was overtly evident as cars were seen driving away to safety.
A Defence spokesperson said that helicopters and boats were used in relief and rescue operations in Hooghly district, following a request from the state government.
Bommai said though the rain has receded, normal life has remained disrupted in the coastal, central, and north-west regions due to flooding and overflowing lakes and rivers, with schools and colleges shut, markets closed and roads damaged.
The active southwest monsoon will gain more intensity in the coming days due to which heavy to very heavy rain in Nagaur, Sikar, and Ajmer districts are likely on Friday.
The weather department has predicted generally cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle on Sunday. It has issued an orange alert for July 26.
As heavy rains batter several parts of west and south India, the meteorological department on Friday said isolated extremely heavy falls are very likely over Konkan, Goa, and central Maharashtra in the next two days.
Major rivers in Ratnagiri and Raigad districts in the Konkan region are flowing above the danger mark as a result of incessant rains while government machinery is in process of shifting affected people to safer places, authorities said.
Six rain-related deaths were reported on Tuesday in Punjab and Maharashtra, where rivers have swollen due to intense rainfall.
Incessant overnight rains threw parts of Mumbai out of gear on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai in the backdrop of heavy rains, a BMC official said.
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