Rain Updates HIGHLIGHTS: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel Announces Rs 11 Cr Financial Aid For Himachal
Rain LIVE Updates 2023: Please follow this space for all the news and latest updates regarding rain and flood situation in several parts of the country.
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Rain Live Updates: Hello and welcome to ABP Live's Moonsoon 2023 LIVE blog. Please follow this space for all the news and latest updates regarding downpours across various parts of the country. As the rain batters several parts of India, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh continue to bear the maximum brunt, reporting loss of life and damage to properties. The monsoon is also being witnessed in parts of North India, including Delhi and Punjab.
As many as 15 houses collapsed and seven cowsheds were completely destroyed in subsidence and landslides at Jakhan village, part of Madrasu gram panchayat on Langha Road, 50 km from Uttarakhand's Dehradun on Wednesday, an offical statement informed. At least 71 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in the last three days in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday, ANI reported.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted light rain in the national capital on Thursday. According to the weather office, the sky is expected to remain mostly cloudy over the next few days in Delhi. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 34 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature is expected to remain around 26 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, several areas of Gurdaspur got submerged following heavy rain lashing parts of the state. Several teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) were dispatched to conduct rescue operations in the flood-hit region. News agency ANI shared a visual from the area that showed waterlogged streets.
A number of people residing in the low-lying regions and villages on the banks of the rivers in Punjab were moved to safer places. The district officials have appealed to people in the flood-struck regions to move to safer locations. Due to the current situation, the Gurdaspur district administration announced holidays in government and private schools in the affected regions till further orders.
In Telangana, the Met on Wednesday issued a yellow alert with predictions of widespread rainfall between August 18-20. Dr K Nagaratna, Director, Meterological Centre, Hyderabad said, "Telangana is likely to have fairly widespread rainfall on 18, 19 and 20 August. A Yellow alert has been issued," as quoted by news agency ANI. He further said that at present the weather indicates that upper air circulation lies over the North of the East Bay of Bengal.
Himachal Pradesh Govt Declares State As 'Natural Calamity Affected Area'
The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday declared the whole state as 'natural calamity affected area', ANI reported.
Chhattisgarh CM Baghel Announces Rs 11 Cr Financial Aid For Calamity-Hit Himachal
"On behalf of all the people of Chhattisgarh, I announce an aid amount of Rs 11 crore to help the people suffering due to heavy rains and landslides in Devbhoomi Himachal Pradesh," tweets Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel.
He adds, "We all Chhattisgarhians stand with the people of Himachal and will collectively face the disaster and work for restoration of normalcy. We all pray to God to protect everyone."
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