Monsoon highlights: Heavy rains claim 37 lives in north India; Army, NDRF teams join for rescue ops

As rain pounded Himachal Pradesh for the third consecutive day on Monday, 20 people stranded in Manali were rescued while the state braced for another day of downpour with the Met office issuing a red alert for "extremely heavy rain", officials said.

Heavy rains pounded the state, triggering landslides, damaging houses and leaving several people deal, on Sunday. The meteorological department issued a red alert for "extremely heavy" rain in the state on Monday.

In a late-night operation on Sunday, personnel of the National Disaster Response Force rescued six people stranded in Nagwayin village in Mandi due to the rise in the water level of Beas River, they said.

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Torrential rain in the national capital for the last few days has started to affect the functioning of the Delhi High Court. Due to leakage, three courtrooms have been shifted to another room.

However, the chief justice of the Delhi High Court has agreed that no adverse order shall be passed if any lawyer is not able to appear before the court on Monday.

Due to heavy rain, seepage and water leakage in some courtrooms. AccordinglyCourtroom no 2 where the Division Bench of Justice Sanjiv Sachdeva and Justice Manoj Jain assemble, has been shifted to Courtroom No 3.

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River Yamuna inches closer to the warning level in Delhi. At 12 noon, water level of the river recorded at 204.36 metres at Old Railway Bridge. The warning level of the river is 204.50 metres. The situation is arising due to the continuous release of water into the river, from Hathinkund Barrage. At 12 noon, 2,17,003 cusecs of water has been released from the Barrage.

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Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said on Monday, “Total 13 incidents of house collapse had come...this is very unprecedented, we have never received so many calls over house collapse...2 people have died in house collapse cases so far and 3 children have been injured.”

Jaipur IMD Director Radheshyam Sharma said on Monday, “In the last 24 hours, 8-10 districts have experienced heavy to very heavy rainfall. Mount Abu recorded 231 mm rainfall in Sirohi. Monsoon spell is likely to continue in east Rajasthan for the next 8-10 days.”

Several parts of Punjab heavily flooded due to torrential rain

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal holds a meeting with all ministers, officers and mayor over the situation in the national capital due to incessant rainfall.

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The Yamuna in Delhi is likely to cross the danger mark around 11 am on Tuesday as a large quantity of water is being discharged into the upper reaches of the river, Delhi minister Atishi said on Monday.

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Several districts of Himachal Pradesh will witness moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. With no respite in the rain rampage, chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu issued helpline numbers to citizens and urged them to not venture outside for the next 24 hours.

"I request all residents of the state to please stay home for the next 24 hours because very heavy rain is expected. We have arranged three helplines -- 1100, 1070, 1077. .you can call these numbers in case of any emergency and I will also be available 24 hours," he said in a video message.

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The water flow in the Yamuna at Hathni Kund barrage in Haryana’s Yamunanagar rose to 3,09,526 cusecs between 3am to 4am on Monday, the highest this monsoon, as an interaction between a western disturbance and the monsoon trough led to heavy rainfall in the state and neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Delhi.

The flow earlier breached the danger mark of 70,000 cusecs at Hathini Kund at 12pm on Sunday, reaching 84,000 cusecs.

Officials said the flow from 70,000 cusecs to 1.5 lakh cusecs is considered “low flood”, from 1.5 lakh cusecs to 2.5 lakh “medium flood” and above 2.5 lakh cusecs “high flood”.

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Rainfall continues in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. 

Former Himachal Pradesh CM and BJP leader Jairam Thakur said on Monday, “There is unprecedented loss due to the rainfall this time...Entire villages are being evacuated, Himachal Pradesh is seeing such a situation for the first time...Govt should have made timely preparations...I feel this was taken a little casually this time...But I thank NDRF, Union HM Amit Shah & all the teams who have worked to rescue people...I had a detailed conversation with party chief JP Nadda, he too expressed his concerns for the state & condoled the demise of people. We have ordered everyone in the party to extend all possible help to the people...I also spoke with the PMO & gave them all details on the situation at the state. Thunag area in my constituency suffered huge losses...I will try to visit both Mandi & Kullu.”

Amid heavy rains and orange alert for the next few days, several rivers in Uttarakhand are flowing closer to the danger mark with the threat of flood looming large in low-lying areas.

At Haridwar, Ganga was flowing at 291.98 m, while the danger level is 294 m. According to the data from Central Water Commission, the current trend of water flow in Ganga at Haridwar is rising.

Ban Ganga river in Haridwar has already crossed the danger mark of 231 m and is currently flowing at 231.24 m. Solani river in Haridwar district near Roorkee also crossed the danger mark of 231 m. It is flowing at 231.25 m right now. Officials in Haridwar district have been directed to remain alert and keep a tab on the water level and ensure people are relocated to safe areas in case the water level rises further. At Rishikesh, Ganga was flowing at 338.32 m, while the danger level is 339.5 m.

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Torrential rain across northern India has killed at least 22 people, as well as causing landslides and flash floods in the region, authorities and local media said on Monday.

Schools in New Delhi were closed after heavy rains lashed the national capital over the weekend, and authorities in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand asked people not to venture out of their homes unless necessary.

At least 22 people died in floods and landslides in the northern states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab on Sunday, the Times of India newspaper reported.

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Rains battered parts of Punjab and Haryana for the third consecutive day on Monday with authorities working round the clock to reach out to people in the worst-hit places in hours of crisis.

According to the meteorological department, it has been raining in many parts of Punjab and Haryana since morning.

In view of the prevailing situation caused due to incessant rains, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar cancelled all his pre-scheduled programmes for the day and summoned an emergency meeting of senior officials of various departments, including Home, Disaster Management and Urban Local Bodies, officials said.

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Three houses collapsed in Mithakhali area of Ahmedabad. Four people rescued from under the debris, injured have been sent to a hospital. 

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Delhi Public Works Department Minister Atishi inspects Yamuna River. 

Northern districts of Haryana are the worst affected due to heavy leading overflowing Markanda, Ghaggar and Tangri rivers and Narwana branch canal causing flood like situations in Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Parts of Karnal districts.

Even, the flow of water in Yamuna continues to rise and reached around 1.9 lakh cusecs forcing the authorities to issue warnings to the people living in low lying areas. flow of water in the Yamuna River at Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar rose to 3,09,526 cusecs between 3 am to 4 am on Monday, sending alerts to various districts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and the national capital for the ‘high flood’ situation.

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Police on Monday recovered bodies of a senior official of the Jammu and Kashmir administration and his son, who had gone missing after their car crashed into a deep gorge on Mughal Road late Sunday.

While official's wife Parvinder Kour died on the spot and his daughter Mahreen Kour suffered injuries in the car crash, the official and his son went missing.

Surankote SHO, inspector Rajveer Singh said, "On Monday morning we recovered the bodies of Director Finance Ranbir Singh Bali and his son Irvin Singh, who were missing since car crash on Sunday evening."

In view of damage to the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district due to heavy rains on Saturday, the administration has diverted the traffic to Mughal Road till the restoration of the affected stretches. Heavy rains on Friday and Saturday badly damaged the road and bridges across the region.

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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting on Monday, a day after his government issued a flood warning amid heavy rain as the Haryana government released more than one lakh cusecs of water into the Yamuna River from the HathniKund Barrage in Yamunanagar.

Kejriwal will also discuss waterlogging caused by torrential rains in the city and Yamuna's rising water levels, news agency PTI reported.

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Portion of a building in Mohali in Punjab collapsed due to heavy rain. Details awaited.

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Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc in several parts of India. Due to rains, roads have waterlogged and landslides have took place. Social media is flooded with videos of roads being washed away by strong water currents. The commuters on roads have a really tough time and risk their life while travelling through knee-deep water.

There are videos of cars being swept during the floods. In such a situation, you need to be extra careful and take precautions to avert such incidents. Here are things you need to keep in mind during rainfall, flash floods and landslide.

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With over 300 mm rain recorded in the last 48 hours and fresh spell of downpour continues, all schools remain closed and two major highways remain affected on Monday in Ambala district.

Three rivers including seasonal – Ghaggar, Markanad and Tangri have wreaked havoc in all areas of the district, with water entering in offices, police stations and other areas.

Water from overflowing Ghaggar entered Sadhopur power feeder last night prompting the authorities to shut power supply till Monday evening in almost half of the Ambala City.

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Landslide near Gambrola Bridge in Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh halts traffic movement on the route. The state is ravaged due to floods and landslides due to incessant heavy rainfall here for the past 2-3 days.

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Incessant heavy rainfall for the past two days in Chamba district affects the lives of people. Rivers and nallahs overflow, Ravi river swells - several houses located near the river inundated. Pathankot-Bharmour NH closed due to rubbles and boulders.

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