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Today's weather: Rain has been continuing in many areas of Madhya Pradesh since last night. At the same time, there is little chance of the state getting relief for the next few days. Apart from this, heavy monsoon rains are going to occur in many states of the country including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR. At the same time, a yellow alert has been issued for the next two days in about 5 districts of Kerala, which faced a major disaster just two days ago.
According to weather agency Skymet, moderate to heavy rains may occur in parts of Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, northeastern Rajasthan and Delhi NCR today i.e. Thursday. Whereas, light to moderate rains are expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, coastal Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Similar weather may prevail in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
According to the official website of the Kerala government, a yellow alert has been issued in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod of the state on August 1. Apart from this, there is a yellow alert in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod on August 2. According to the agency, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu of South India may also receive rain on Thursday.
Where will it rain heavily?
IMD i.e. India Meteorological Department had informed on Wednesday night that heavy rains are expected at some places in western Madhya Pradesh till August 4, Gujarat till August 2, Chhattisgarh and Marathwada till August 3, Vidarbha till August 4, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, eastern Rajasthan till August 4, Uttar Pradesh on August 2 and 3, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh on August 2, northwest Rajasthan, Delhi till August 1.
The Meteorological Department said that there may be very heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh on August 1.
Rain wreaks havoc in Delhi
Meanwhile, the capital Delhi is also not getting any relief from the rain. The situation has become so bad that many important places in the city including Old Rajendra Nagar are waterlogged. The government has declared a holiday in the city schools on Thursday. The special thing is that a few days ago, three students preparing for IAS died due to waterlogging in the coaching centre running in the basement.
What is the situation in Kerala?
The series of deaths continues after the landslide in Wayanad, Kerala. According to the Times of India report, the death toll has so far reached 276. At the same time, more than 200 people are still missing. It is reported that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are reaching Wayanad today. The special thing is that Rahul has recently won the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Wayanad.
