Monsoon rains still continue across the country. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert regarding heavy rain in 8 states including MP-UP on Friday. Meanwhile, people are facing a lot of problems due to rain. According to the Meteorological Department, due to the formation of the fourth strong system in the month of September, the rainy season is continuing across the country.
Maharaja Meherban in Mumbai and Gujarat
In the last 24 hours, 8 people have lost their lives due to storm and rain in Mumbai and Gujarat. According to reports, a woman was strangled to death in a drain manhole in Mumbai. After this the rescue workers took him out, but by then he had died. There is a possibility of rain in Mumbai today. A 22 year old woman has died due to drowning in a waterfall in Raigarh. The Meteorological Department has issued Orange alert in Thane and Yellow alert in Raigarh district. Let us tell you that in this season there is about 2900 mm rainfall in Mumbai. 600 mm more rainfall than normal.
Heavy rain continues to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand-Gujarat
There has been news of heavy rain in many districts of Gujarat during the last 24 hours. 110 km More than 300 trees were uprooted and electric poles fell at many places due to winds reaching speeds of more than 300 km per hour. On the other hand, the Munsiyari road remained closed for 18 hours due to debris falling due to heavy rains in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Hundreds of vehicles got stuck. On the other hand, due to heavy rain in Gopeshwar, debris came on Badrinath Highway, due to which one thousand people got trapped here. In the afternoon the vehicles were evacuated through an alternative route.
Old man dies due to Aura explosion in Himachal
There was heavy rain in the morning in many areas of Himachal. Whereas there was snowfall on many peaks including Rohtang Pass, Hanuman Tibba. Rain has caused huge devastation in Sirmaur. After the cloud burst, an elderly man died after getting buried under the debris. On the other hand, in view of the alert issued after heavy rains, holiday has been declared in all the schools of Odisha. Tourists coming to visit Konark Sun Temple had to face a lot of trouble due to waterlogging.
Rainfall forecast in these states
According to the Meteorological Department, today there is a possibility of heavy rain in Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bengal, MP, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and light to moderate rain in Kerala, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya. .