Flood-Like Situation In Bihar And Bengal, Flash Flood Warning In U'khand, Himachal — Weather Updates

Several states like Bengal, Bihar and Assam saw flood-like situations in parts of the states while flash floods have been predicted in hilly states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Rickshaw pullers wade through a flooded street after rainfall, in Guwahati. (PTI)

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Several parts of the country are receiving heavy rains raising water levels in rivers over dangerous limits amid the threat of flooding.

Flood-like situation prevailed in states, including Bihar and West Bengal, while the downpour exacerbated the flood situation in Assam where more districts are likely to be impacted. 

The situation in Himachal and Uttarakhand remained grim with the met agency warning of flash floods.

Here are the top weather-related updates from the country:

- Many low-lying areas in West Bengal's sub-Himalayan region were reeling from a flood-like situation. Heavy rains are likely to occur till July 12 in the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and Alipurduar in Bengal.

- Major rivers in Bihar were flowing above the danger level at several places as unabated heavy rain lashed the country's eastern parts on Sunday. Heavy rain lashing various parts of Bihar in a 24-hour period caused major rivers to flow above the danger level at many places.

- In Assam, where 29 districts were affected by severe floods, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited relief camps in Kamrup to take stock of supplies and facilities provided to the inmates. Around 24 lakh people in 107 revenue circles and 3,535 villages remained affected by the floods.

 

NDRF personnel rescue people from a flood affected area following heavy rainfall, at Usgaon in Palghar district in Maharashtra. (PTI)

- Several rivers, including the Brahmaputra and the Barak, are flowing above the danger mark in many places.

- Heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand over the past few days triggered landslides in the hills with the highway to Badrinath blocked at a number of points by rubble. SDRF rescued a group of 25 people in Uttarakhand's Banbasa earlier today who were left stranded amid heavy rainfall in the state.

VIDEO | SDRF rescued a group of 25 people in Uttarakhand's Banbasa earlier today who were left stranded amid heavy rainfall in the state.

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- Light rain was recorded in a some parts of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, with the regional met agency issuing an alert for low-to-moderate flash flood risk in isolated parts of Shimla, Kangra and Chamba districts in the next 24 hours.

- Taranagar in Rajasthan's Churu district recorded 141 mm rain in a 24-hour period while Surot in Karauli registered 131 mm as heavy rain continued to batter the state. Light to moderate rainfall was recorded at many places in eastern Rajasthan and some places in western Rajasthan in the 24 hours that ended at 8:30 am, a Met official said.

- In Goa, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared a 'red alert' till Tuesday in view of incessant rains. 80 people stuck at Pali waterfall in Goa's Sattari taluka were rescued on Sunday by the state's Fire and Emergency Services and the police.

- In Maharashtra's Thane, the National Disaster Response Force rescued 49 people from a water-logged resort and 16 villagers in Palghar amid heavy rains on Sunday. A team from the NDRF used boats and life jackets to rescue people stranded at the resort due to flooding in the Shahpur area.