Monsoon Weather Update: It is raining heavily in most of the states of the country. The situation has worsened the most in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. At many places roads have become rivers.
Monsoon Flood India: Heavy rain in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan on Friday night has increased the problems of the people. Due to the rain, many low-lying areas were flooded, disrupting normal life. After torrential rains in Dungarpur, the streets of Bhoiwada locality were filled with water. The situation was so bad that people had to work hard to pull out their floating vehicles.
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Disaster rain in Madhya Pradesh also
- On the other hand, heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. Due to continuous rains the rivers and drains there are in spate. A rescue operation had to be conducted to save 16 villagers trapped in flood waters in Kirnapur police station area.
- According to Balaghat SP Aditya Mishra, these people from Bhanpur village had gone to work in the fields. Then due to continuous rain the water level suddenly increased and their return route was closed. As soon as the information was received, teams of Kiranpur Police, Hatta Police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Hawk Force reached the spot and started the rescue operation. Despite the strong current of water, these teams together rescued all 16 villagers safely and brought them to their homes.
Police appealed to avoid destruction
- After this operation, the police has appealed to the people not to try to cross swollen rivers, drains, bridges or water-logged roads during monsoon. In case of any emergency, it is advised to immediately dial 112 or contact the nearest police station.
How is the weather in UP-Gujarat and Maharashtra-Haryana?
- Earlier on Friday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had reported that the southwest monsoon has advanced into North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, rest of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and some more areas of Haryana.
- “As of July 3, the northern limit of Monsoon is passing through 22°N/60°E, 22°N/65°E, Jamnagar, Udaipur, Ajmer, Jhunjhunu, Hisar, Bathinda and 32.5°N/70°E,” the IMD said.
- The IMD also added that conditions are favorable for the advance of Southwest Monsoon into North Arabian Sea, rest of Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab and some more parts of Rajasthan in the next 4-5 days.
- Meanwhile, incessant monsoon rains have severely affected normal life in western India. There have been reports of heavy waterlogging, traffic jams and even deaths in parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- According to the IMD, heavy rainfall occurred in Rajkot on July 3, while on July 4, many parts of the region experienced heavy rainfall with thunderstorms. The weather is likely to remain the same on July 5 also.
- The IMD has also issued an orange alert for the ghat areas of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar, Nashik and Pune, predicting moderate to heavy rainfall at isolated places.