A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified, prompting a red alert for Tamil Nadu's coastal and delta districts, with heavy rainfall expected over the next five days, causing potential flooding and disruption.
All the inter-state and inter-district boundaries in the state have been sealed, he added. The Dussehra festival will be celebrated on Saturday (October 12) and the panchayat elections are scheduled for Tuesday (October 15).
Mumbai rains: After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding passengers even as traffic crawled on roads.
Mumbai Rains: Air India flight AI-656 left Rajkot at 6.15 pm and was scheduled to land in Mumbai and hour later, but heavy rains forced the aircraft to divert to Ahmedabad.
Parts of Pune were inundated following heavy rains in the city. The IMD issued a red alert for Mumbai, Palghar and Nashik for Thursday, which means extremely heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are likely to hit the region.
Schools in various parts of Uttarakhand are closed today, September 13 in view of the 'Red Alert' issued by the Meteorological Department for heavy and very heavy rain.
The heavy rains and subsequent severe waterlogging in Gujarat disrupted the normal life. The train movement and schools have been affected in the state.
Multiple temples on the banks of the Godavari River were inundated following the incessant rainfall in Nashik for the past 24 hours.
Delhi rain: At 5:30 PM, humidity levels were at 63%, with the morning minimum temperature recorded at 30.4°C, which is 3.3°C above the seasonal average.
Mumbai weather update: The downpour has caused significant disruptions in air travel, with 11 flights canceled and 10 diverted due to low visibility. Airlines like Air India and IndiGo have issued travel advisories and offered rescheduling options.
Considering the incessant torrential rains, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Alert in Changlang, Namsai, Lohit, Lower Dibang Valley, East Siang, and Lower Siang districts. It has also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next few days.
Apart from Bihar and Bengal, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange alert for 21 other states including, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan among others.
Karnataka weather update: According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre advisory, between June 23 and June 26 isolated heavy rains are expected in certain areas of the Krishna basin.
This year, Delhi's peak power demand has touched new levels as the scorching heatwave is augmenting cooling load. As per Discom officials, Delhi’s peak power demand has crossed 8,000 MW eight times since May 22.
As Remal cyclone is expected to make landfall by midnight, the IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has said that the rainfall has started around Sagar Island area and the rainfall is expected to exceed 25 cm. Meanwhile, the IMD has also issued rainfall alerts in Northeast and Bengal for upcoming days.
Kerala rains: The control room has been launched with the objective of coordinating various activities under the Health Department and clearing the doubts of health workers and the general public in Kerala.
Heatwave: The weather department issued red and orange alerts in over 16 districts of Rajasthan for Sunday (May 19) and Monday (May 20).
The local authorities, including PWD are at alert citing the incessant rainfalls in Kanyakumari and parts of Tamil Nadu. Yesterday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.
A report by the World Meteorological Organisation said the climate goal of limiting global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius is in increasing jeopardy and efforts for a solution have been inadequate. The 12-month period from March 2023 to February 2024 averaged 1.56 degrees beyond the limit.
Seven districts of Himachal Pradesh are likely to receive over 204.4 mm of rainfall in the next two days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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