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Heavy Rain Across North India, Several Stranded In Himachal: Highlights

The weather office has forecast heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand for today.

Heavy Rain Across North India, Several Stranded In Himachal: Highlights

Several parts of North India have been hit by heavy rain. (AFP)

New Delhi:

Heavy rain hit several parts of north India on Saturday, including Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. In Punjab, an alert has been sounded in several districts after excess water was released from Bhakra dam following heavy rain. Hundreds of people were stranded in Himachal Pradesh after heavy rainfall triggered landslides and snapped roads, officials said on Sunday. Traffic was hit on 68 roads across the state, news agency IANS reported. The weather office has forecast heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand for today. 

Here are the Highlights on rain across North India: 

Aug 18, 2019 18:57 (IST)
Read Here: Himachal Pradesh: 18 Killed Due To Heavy Rain, Schools To Remain Shut Tomorrow
At least 18 people were killed and nine others injured due to rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.
Aug 18, 2019 18:49 (IST)
Read Here: Uttarakhand Flood, Uttarkashi: 18 People Missing As Flood Washes Away 20 Houses In Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Flood: At least 18 people are missing after a flood in the Tons River washed away around 20 houses in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Sunday.
Aug 18, 2019 14:27 (IST)
Waterlogging at the parking area of a temple in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi

Aug 18, 2019 13:30 (IST)
Aug 18, 2019 13:27 (IST)
Cloudburst In Uttarakhand, Rescue Teams Deployed

A cloudburst triggered floods in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Sunday. Teams of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed to carry out rescue operations.


Aug 18, 2019 12:58 (IST)

Train Services On Shimla-Kalka Route Hit By Landslides

Train services between Shimla and Kalka were disrupted on Sunday after multiple landslides blocked the rail route in Himachal Pradesh, a rail official said. A Shimla-bound train from Kalka had started at 3 am but had to be terminated midway. The services are likely to resume on Monday after the track is cleared.

Aug 18, 2019 12:50 (IST)
3 Dead In Punjab Roof Collapse

Three members of a family were killed when the roof of their house collapsed after heavy rains in Punjab's Khanna town, the police said today.

Surjit Singh (35), his wife Baljinder Kaur (32) and their son Gurpreet Singh (9) were killed in the incident on Saturday. Their 10-year-old daughter escaped unhurt.

Aug 18, 2019 12:11 (IST)
Himachal Pradesh's Naina Devi Receives 360 mm Rain

Himachal Pradesh received heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, the meteorological department said.

Naina Devi in Bilaspur district recorded 360 mm of rainfall, the highest in the state during the period, it said.

Weather is improving in the northern parts of the state. However light to moderate rainfall is very likely to continue in southern parts, including Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi, Kinnaur, Bilaspur and Kullu, the Met office added.
Aug 18, 2019 11:53 (IST)
Himachal Flood Situation: 

  • Vehicular movement on 323 routes affected, with Kangra, Kullu and Chamba being the worst affected districts
  • Water in most dams, including Bhakra, Pong and Pandoh, remained close to the danger level
  • Most towns received heavy rains since last night with Kangra recording 118.0 mm, Dharamsala 115.6 mm, Dalhousie 84.0 mm, Chamba 65 mm and Shimla 40.0 mm.
Aug 18, 2019 11:38 (IST)
Punjab's State Disaster Management Committee To Meet Today, 85 Villages Evacuated

Punjab's State Disaster Management Committee will meet in Chandigarh today to assess the situation. Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh will review the situation on Monday.

Water released from the Bhakra Dam will hit its peak surge at around 6 pm today. As a precaution, 85 villages around Sutlej river in Jalandhar have been ordered to be evacuated. 
Aug 18, 2019 11:20 (IST)
Cloudburst In Himachal Pradesh's Kullu

Aug 18, 2019 11:18 (IST)
Wall Collapses After Heavy Rain In Shimla, 1 Dead

A labourer was killed while six others were injured as the wall of a house collapsed after heavy rains in Shimla today, the police said.


Aug 18, 2019 11:07 (IST)
Rain in Delhi today morning


Aug 18, 2019 11:06 (IST)
Aug 18, 2019 11:03 (IST)
Rajasthan: Heavy Rain Leads To Flood-Like Situation In Many Areas
Heavy rain hit parts of Rajasthan on Saturday, leading to floods in several places. Several rivers and dams are overflowing and the district authorities are on high alert. Eleven districts in the state received more than average rain, the weather office said."
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