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Heavy rains in Bihar, UP, Rajasthan; claim six lives
Heavy rains in Bihar and several parts of north India claimed six lives and disrupted road and rail traffic as mercury hovered below normal for another day.
Heavy rains in Bihar and several parts of north India claimed six lives and disrupted road and rail traffic as mercury hovered below normal on Friday.
Torrential rains continued to lash Uttar Pradesh where three more people lost their lives in rain related incidents, taking the death toll this season to 57.
Many parts of Rajasthan too witnessed heavy rains as rail and road traffic were affected in Barmer district, drenched by 7.5 cms of showers since last night.
The weekly Thar Express, running between India and Pakistan, was postponed while two local trains were cancelled.
The monsoon became active particularly over north west region with Bikaner, Churu, Phalodi, Jodhpur, Mount Abu, Jaislamer and Jaipur receiving moderate to heavy rainfall.
Meanwhile, overcast conditions prevailed in the national capital, where mercury rose slightly. The maximum stood at 34.6 deg C against 33.5 deg C while the minimum settled at 27.6 deg C against 26 degrees on Thursday.
The city, which received trace rainfall, recorded humidity levels ranging between 61 and 86 per cent.
Meanwhile, weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, lashed by heavy rains in the past two days, improved. Authorities allowed thousands of pilgrims stranded enroute to holy Amarnath cave shrine to proceed to Lord Shive temple.
Elsewhere in the country, the southwest monsoon was vigorous in Bihar, where three children drowned in flash floods, besides Gujarat, Orissa, Haryana, Konkan, Goa and Central Maharashtra. It has been subdued over Tamil Nadu.
