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India | July 08, 2022 14:15 ISTMany states have been facing heavy rainfall for the past few days - Maharashtra, Assam - being the worst hit.
Many states have been facing heavy rainfall for the past few days - Maharashtra, Assam - being the worst hit.
Maharashtra rains: A civic official said that Palghar is expected to witness heavy rainfall from Monday till July 8 and citizens have been asked to take precautions, including not going out for fishing and visiting water bodies in the region.
Advising fishermen to stay away from the sea, the weather man also said that strong winds with a speed of 40 to 50 kmph are expected.
The Pragati Maidan tunnel allows commuters travelling to India Gate and other central Delhi areas from east Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad to ditch traffic snarls at ITO, Mathura Road, Ring Road and Bhairon Marg.
Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura today, and will continue for the next 3 days.
Heavy rains have been lashing Chennai for the past two days with some areas receiving record-breaking amounts of rainfall. Tamil Nadu is likely to continue to experience rainfall with thunderstorms at isolated places over the state for the next five days, the Regional Metrological Centre of Chennai predicted on Tuesday.
Delhi has recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius and above on 26 days so far this summer season, the highest number of such days since 2012, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
Earlier, the IMD had forecast onset over Kerala on May 27 with help from remnants of Cyclone Asani that struck the Bay of Bengal a fortnight ago.
Partly cloudy sky and thundery developments are likely to keep the mercury in check over the subsequent three to four days.
Authorities in Tripura, Mizoram and southern Assam, however, said that there are sufficient stocks of essentials and transport fuel, and if any one or any trader tries to do illegal hoarding or increase the prices, the government would take action against them.
The national capital region has been in the center of a heatwave for the past few weeks, with temperatures touching the roof. The sudden change of weather, netizens say on Twitter, is both good and scary.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the capital received 1,420.3 mm of rainfall in 1933, the highest in a year during the period 1901-2021.
It may be noted that 3 people lost their lives in Chennai due to electrocution and four subways were closed due to waterlogging.
Rains continue to lash several parts of Tamil Nadu with Tiruchi district receiving heavy rain. The weather department has issued an 'orange' alert forecasting heavy to heavy rainfall.
Tamil Nadu Weather Forecast, Chennai Rains: IMD has predicted that heavy rainfall will lash several districts in Tamil Nadu till Tuesday.
After many roads and subways were closed, Chennai city is grappling with traffic woes and vehicles have to take diversions.
At least 10,500 people are accommodated in relief centres in 12 districts and this includes 620 people accommodated in five relief centres of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).
Thunderstorms with heavy rains are likely to occur at isolated places over Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi districts and thunderstorm with moderate rains is likely in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram, and Cuddalore on Friday.
CM Bommai will take up the virtual meeting of all the district commissioners, CEO's Zilla Panchayats to get information on damages caused by the rains, availability of emergency funds.
The region is experiencing heavy rainfall due to the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu which is moving west-northwestwards and cross between Puducherry and Chennai.
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