Heavy downpour for the past few days triggered floods in three Tripura districts, forcing around 11,000 people to seek refuge in relief camps, an official said on Friday.

Congress Birajit Sinha alleged that the water resource department failed to repair the sluice gates in time, which led to flash floods in several low-lying areas of Unakoti, Dhalai and Khowai districts.

However, no loss of life has been reported till now.

A State Disaster Management Authority official said that waters of the swollen Manun river have started receding, following a let-up in rains.

Amid the incessant rainfall in parts of Uttarkashi, landslides and resultant debris near Nalupani and Nagoon have led to Gangotri National Highway getting blocked repeatedly, officials said on Friday.

According to information received from the District Disaster Control Room, several administration teams are present at the site to clear the road, but the rain and falling stones are hampering the process of removing the debris.

Officials said the road was cleared for a while, but more debris was tumbling down the hill due to the rain. They said the administration has been put on alert.

Due to the frequent road closures, travellers and locals are facing inconvenience. 

Following relentless heavy rain, all government and private educational institutions and Anganwadis would remain shut in Himachal's Sirmaur and Solan districts on Friday, officials said.

"Continuous rainfall is leading to obstruction of rural roads, increased risk of landslides and general disruption of normal life, particularly in rural and hilly areas. Such inclement weather conditions are likely to endanger the life and safety of students commuting to and from schools across the districts," two separate orders issued by Sirmaur and Solan Deputy Commissioners (DCs) Priyanka Verma and Manmohan Sharma, respectively, said.

A closure of educational institutions was ordered in the Paonta subdivision of the district late on Thursday. However, SDMs of Nahan, Sangrah, Pacchad and Rajgarh subdivisions in the Sirmaur district have also issued separate orders early Friday morning.

The MeT department has issued a warning of extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall, which may potentially lead to incidents of landslides, flash floods, uprooting of trees and road blockages, posing a grave danger to life and public safety.

Precautionary measures are being taken in the public interest to avoid any untoward incident and to safeguard precious human lives, especially those of school children, officials said.

Heavy monsoon showers lashed a large part of West Bengal, with Cooch Behar in the northern parts of the state receiving the highest 143 mm of rain in 24 hours till Friday morning.

School and office-goers faced a harrowing time in the rain-drenched state capital as rains continued well past the morning, causing waterlogging and slowing down traffic in several parts of the city, including its IT hub of Sector V in the Salt Lake area.

Dum Dum, where the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is located, recorded south Bengal's highest rainfall at 96 mm, according to weather office data.

Possibility of Landslide/mud slides in vulnerable area of Sirmaur, Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Kullu and  Kinnaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.

Relentless monsoon rain battered Delhi on Thursday, inundating roads, uprooting tress and triggering widespread traffic snarls. The downpour also helped the national capital record its cleanest air since September 2023, with parts of the city receiving over 160 mm of rainfall.

The death toll in the building collapse in Rohini rose to three as incessant rainfall continued to batter the national capital, triggering widespread waterlogging, traffic disruptions and structural damage in several parts of the city.

Authorities received 68 complaints of waterlogging during the day, while heavy rain disrupted traffic across several parts of the city. The spell also triggered a fresh political war of words between the ruling BJP and the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Water Minister Parvesh Verma criticising the previous AAP government, claimed that despite the city receiving over 100 mm of rain, traffic moved smoothly at the Minto Bridge underpass, where even large buses had routinely been stranded during downpours earlier.

According to officials, the Public Works Department (PWD)received 40 complaints of waterlogging, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) 16 and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) 12.

The NDMC also received 26 complaints of power outages and reported five incidents of tree falls across its jurisdiction.

More than 10 people were confirmed to have died in rain-related incidents across the country as torrential monsoon showers unleashed widespread destruction across several parts of the country on Thursday, inundating roads, uprooting trees, damaging property and disrupting normal life.

Authorities scrambled to restore normalcy amid forecasts of more rain, with people wading through knee-deep water in residential areas in several cities and traffic crawling on major roads and highways.

Fresh floods and landslides were reported in Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, with rising water levels in a river submerging a 100-foot iron bridge in Kinnaur.

Relentless monsoon rain battered Delhi, inundating roads, uprooting trees and triggering widespread traffic snarls. The downpour also helped the national capital record its cleanest air since September 2023, with parts of the city receiving over 160 mm of rainfall.

The death toll in the building collapse in Rohini rose to three. Waterlogging was reported from several areas, including Vikas Marg, parts of East Delhi, Sangam Vihar, the New Delhi railway station area, Munirka, Sadar Bazar, Alipur, Burari, Badarpur and Dwarka.

Even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert for heavy rainfall in parts of Himachal Pradesh, tourists continue to flock to Shimla, enjoying the capital city's cool weather, mist-covered hills, lush green valleys and cloud-filled landscapes following recent showers.

The post-rain scenery has transformed Shimla into a major attraction for visitors arriving from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and several other parts of the country. Despite the onset of the lean tourism season, tourist footfall remains significant, with visitors saying they feel safe while exploring the hill station.

Speaking with ANI, Paramjeet Singh, a tourist from Punjab, said the pleasant weather in Shimla is a welcome relief from the hot and humid conditions in the plains.

"We have come here from Punjab, where the weather is hot and humid. The climate here is beautiful and refreshing. The valleys and the atmosphere after the rain are extremely attractive. We are enjoying ourselves and would recommend everyone to visit Shimla. There is no fear here, and we feel completely safe. Some of the videos circulating on social media are old and do not reflect the present situation," he said.