Weather highlights: Parts of Noida flooded, people take refuge in tents as Yamuna hits historic level

Weather today LIVE: Relief camps have been established in Yamuna Khadar and Mayur Vihar Phase-I as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) ramped up rescue and relief efforts.

NDRF Commandant Gyaneshwar Singh said several teams were already on the ground. "People living in the low-lying areas have been shifted to safer locations. Our teams have been deployed here since last night. 14-18 teams are on standby. Four teams are deployed here," Singh stated.

Flooding also affected villages in Old Usmanpur and Old Garhi Mendu, forcing the evacuation of both families and their cattle.

Weather today LIVE: Authorities in Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) on Wednesday ordered the closure of all government and private schools on September 4 following heavy rainfall and weather alerts issued for the region.

The decision was taken as a precautionary measure after incessant rains triggered landslides in several hilly areas, disrupting everyday life and posing risks to student safety.

Further, the official statement mentioned that online classes may be conducted wherever feasible.

"In continuation of this office order DSEJ/GEN/46208-46 dated 02-09-2025 8 in reference to the weather alert issued by the DAD and also keeping in view the incessant rains, landslides, flash floods, and severe waterlogging in low-lying areas, all government and private schools across Jammu Division shall remain closed till 05-09-2025 to ensure the safety of students and staff. It is further ordered that online classes shall be conducted wherever possible to maintain continuity of education," read an official order. (ANI)

Weather today LIVE: Authorities have housed over 4,000 people in over 90 shelter camps across Jammu region after evacuation from vulnerable areas following incessant rains, flash floods and landslides.

Heavy and continuous rains across the Jammu region have triggered a series of landslides, flash floods and land sinking incidents, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and seek shelter in safer locations.

"Over 4,000 affected people have been housed in 93 camps across the region. They have been evacuated and are being provided food and shelter," a senior officer told PTI.

He said the situation is well under control as the rains have slowed down and water levels in rivers have begun to recede.

In Udhampur, over 2,000 people have been shifted to 38 shelter camps following incessant rains, flash floods and landslides. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had a phone call with her Haryana counterpart, Nayab Singh Saini, over the Mungeshpur drain breach that flooded some areas in the national capital and called for an urgent repair, the government said on Wednesday.

A section of the Mungeshpur drain in Bahadurgarh (Jhajjar district) broke on Tuesday, with water entering villages and unauthorised colonies in Delhi located close to Haryana border.

After the instructions from Gupta, divisional commissioner Neeraj Semwal evacuated around 2,000 people from the flooded colonies, the statement, issued from Gupta's office, said.

The evacuated people have been housed in temporary shelters at Baba Haridas Temple and an MCD school in Jharoda. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday directed the Chamba administration to immediately evacuate stranded Manimahesh Yatra pilgrims and coordinate with the Air Force to deploy about six MI-17 helicopters.

About 5,000 people are stranded in Chamba district, the majority in Bharmaur area from where the Manimahesh Yatra starts. The helicopters are expected to operate from Thursday as and when the weather improves.

The chief minister also asked the administration to stay in touch with the families of the stranded pilgrims, ensuring proper food arrangements and prioritising restoration of road connectivity. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: Waters from a raging Yamuna submerged homes, destroyed shop goods and disrupted traffic in several areas, throwing life out of gear for thousands of people in the national capital, as the river breached the 207-metre mark on Wednesday for the fifth time since 1963.

The water from the flooded river also entered the Nigambodh Ghat, Delhi's oldest and busiest cremation ground, forcing it to halt operations.

The Geeta Colony crematorium was also flooded, forcing the staff to look for dry places to carry out cremations.

According to the revenue department, while 8,018 people have been moved to tents, 2,030 have been shifted to 13 permanent shelters. Around 180 people are yet to be shifted. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: At 9 pm on Wednesday, Yamuna reached its third highest mark since 1963at 207.41 metres.

Before this, the river earlier breached the 207.40-metre mark in 2023 (208.66m) and 1978 (207.49m).

Weather today LIVE: Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla says they'll have meeting with the Centre to urge for special package for affected people especially farmers.

He told PTI "Around ten kilometres of areas in Amritsar's Ajnala along with Ravi river have been completely affected... The most affected are areas where water entered after breach of embankment. 4-5 embankments have been breached. It is a big problem at this time. Many houses of poor got damaged. Every house has been affected. We stock the wheat, rice for a year, it has all destroyed. The government will have to help... First we have to fight the calamity, the other is, the Centre has yet not taken the cognisance, there is no announcement. They should help... We will have meeting with the central government to ask for special package."

Weather today LIVE: After the water level in Yamuna river rose, people set up temporary tents on Pushta Road in Noida's sector 135 for shelter, while some took refuge in a baraat ghar in Sector 137.

Weather today LIVE: Ambala Deputy Commissioner, Ajay Singh Tomar said that the water in Tangri river is at 32000 cusec, which is way above the danger mark of 20000 cusec. "The gauge level is also 11 because of which waterlogging is being seen in the low-lying areas... In Vikaspuri, we rescued people from their homes on boats. The administration has acquired all the Dharamshalas in Ambala, and they have been opened for the flood-affected people... The water level is expected to rise further... We are in touch with the Army, we will ask them for help when we need it... The level of the Ghaggar river is also rising..." he told media.

Weather today LIVE: Union Minister Anurag Thakur visited the landslide-hit Naina Devi area in Himachal Pradesh earlier today and interacted with locals. “The devastation in the state has led to losses worth crores. People have died at several places… The way it has rained in the past few days, places which were not at risk have also been hit,” he said white talking to media.

Weather today LIVE: Three officials in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, including a block development officer and an assistant executive engineer, have been issued show-cause notices for being absent from duty contrary to government directions.

The General Administration Department (GAD) on August 27 explicitly said that no leave shall be sanctioned to any officer or employee due to inclement weather and incessant rains in the region.

Additional District Development Commissioner of Reasi, Sukhdev Singh Samyal, issued show-cause notices to the block development officer of Chassana, Mahore, Gulabgarh, an assistant executive engineer of the PWD, Mahore, and a senior assistant of the department.

Weather today LIVE: Punjab Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the situation in the state is very serious and that Punjab has never witnessed such devastating floods.

“As you all know, Punjab has been battling floods for the past few days. The situation is very serious. Today, all 23 districts of Punjab have been declared flood-affected. This is an emergency situation. Punjab has never witnessed such devastating floods. Until now, the Beas and Ravi rivers had caused damage, but now the water level of major Sutlej dam, the Bhakra Nangal Dam, has crossed 1,678.10 feet,” he told media.

Weather today LIVE: All government and private schools, colleges and DIETs in Himachal Pradesh will remain shut till September 7 due to heavy rains and widespread damage, the state government announced. Education Minister said student safety is the top priority.

Weather today LIVE: A ministry of home affairs team arrived in Jammu today to assess rain, flood, and landslide-hit areas, news agency ANI reported. Officials said the team is taking stock of the damage caused by the natural calamity.

Weather today LIVE: The IMD has forecast heavy rain in some south Bengal districts till Thursday morning, owing to a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal.

Thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning and gusty winds, are very likely to occur at one or two places over all districts of south Bengal, it said in a bulletin on Wednesday.

The well-marked low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha coast is likely to move west-northwestwards across north Odisha and adjoining Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh by Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said.

It said that heavy rainfall (7-11 cm) will occur at one or two places in Purba and Paschim Medinipur, South 24 Parganas and Jhargram districts of south Bengal. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued fresh warnings for heavy to very heavy rainfall across several districts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, cautioning residents against travel near rivers, landslide-prone zones, and low-lying areas as the monsoon remains active.

Speaking to ANI, Sandeep Kumar Sharma, Senior Scientist at IMD Himachal Pradesh, said that rainfall activity persisted across the state in the last 24 hours, with light to moderate showers in most districts and heavy rainfall recorded at a few locations.

"In the last 24 hours, Bilaspur, Shimla, Chamba, and Sirmaur districts recorded heavy rainfall at isolated places. The highest was 140 mm in Bilaspur. Today, September 3, monsoon activity is continuing across the state since early morning. The possibility is that this rain will continue across Himachal Pradesh, and in some areas, heavy to very heavy rainfall can also occur," Sharma said. (ANI)

Weather today LIVE: The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to widespread rainfall across the central and western districts of Arunachal Pradesh from Thursday.

According to the district-wise forecast released by the meteorological centre here, Thursday marks the beginning of a wet spell, with scattered to fairly widespread rainfall and thunderstorms expected in West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Lower Siang, Siang, Lohit, Changlang, Longding and Tirap.

On Friday, the intensity of rainfall is expected to increase, with showers expected in several places, including Papum Pare, West Kameng, Lower Subansiri, East Kameng, Kamle and Kurung Kumey, it said. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: A fresh spell of heavy rains compounded the flood situation in Punjab, which is battling its worst deluge since 1988, as all 23 districts of the state have been hit and 30 lives lost so far.

Rescue and relief operations are underway on a war footing as help poured in from several quarters for over 3.50 lakh people desperately looking for succor.

Following heavy rains, an alert has been sounded in Rupnagar and Patiala districts, urging people to remain vigilant, while all schools, colleges and universities have been closed till September 7. (PTI)

Weather today LIVE: After rescuing people through helicopters from the Garkhal area, Akhnoor SDM Mukhtar Ahmad told ANI, "... We established contact with the stranded people around 4-5 am. The locals gave us information that around 45 people have been stuck in the water. We launched this operation in the morning, but because of a strong water current, we couldn't succeed in the operation. We addressed this matter with the DC, after which we were provided with a helicopter service. Now we have successfully evacuated all people..."

Weather today LIVE: The Doda–Pul on Doda road in Jammu and Kashmir has been blocked due to a landslide following continuous rainfall in the district.

People have been advised to avoid travel on the affected stretch until clearance work is completed.

Weather today LIVE: Heavy to very heavy rain over the Western Himalayan region, Punjab and Haryana is expected to decrease from Thursday onwards but moderate and isolated heavy rainfall is likely to continue for one more week over these areas, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Isolated heavy rainfall likely to continue over Uttarakhand till September 9; Haryana, Chandigarh on September 4 and 9; West Uttar Pradesh; West Rajasthan on September 5 and 8; East Rajasthan on September 6 with isolated very heavy rainfall very likely over Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh between Wednesday and Thursday; “Light/moderate rainfall at most/many places over the region during next 7 days,” IMD said on Wednesday.

The monsoon trough at mean sea level is running near its normal position. The low-pressure area over Northwest Bay of Bengal became a well marked low pressure area over the same region on Wednesday, and lay over northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha coasts. Read more.

Weather today LIVE: Budgam DC Dr Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat visited the Wathora area of Chadoora in Kashmir's Budgam district after heavy rainfall triggered a flood-like situation in the area.

"... Some houses have been inundated in flood waters, and SDRF, NDRF, and police teams have rescued these people and kept them in evacuation centres... We are activating all the available rescue centres that we have... We are looking into the causes..." he told media. (ANI)

Weather today LIVE: The track of the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, located in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, was hit by a landslide again, even as the pilgrimage remained suspended for the ninth day on Wednesday. No casualties were reported in the landslide, with the Katra base camp being empty in the absence of devotees, PTI reported.

The Mata Vaishno Devi shrine base camp has recorded over 200 mm rainfall, the highest rainfall in Jammu region, during the past 24 hours, officials said. Read more.

Weather today LIVE: Rain lashes parts of Bengaluru city. However, no warning has been issued so far.