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.  

18/08/2023 19:13:19

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. 

18/08/2023 13:15:36

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."

18/08/2023 12:26:41

Another Body Recovered From Shimla Summer Hill Landslide Site, Toll Reaches 15

Rescuers have recovered another body from the Shimla Summer Hill landslide site taking the toll to 15.

(Input: Prakram)

18/08/2023 11:54:54

'Those MPs Should've Raised Himachal Flood Issue In Parliament': CM Sukhu On 'Bihar Migrant' Comment

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu speaks on a media report suggesting he said that migrant labourers from Bihar construct houses in Himachal Pradesh who don't know much about scientific methods.

He says, "Instead of doing politics, all the four MPs from Himachal Pradesh should have at least raised the issue related to relief work in the Parliament."

"Govt is doing everything possible to prevent any further loss of lives and we are working on restoration of roads..," he said.

18/08/2023 11:28:20

'Machine Can't Reach Interior Parts, Have To Do It Manually': NDRF On Rescue Ops At Shimla Landslide Site

NDRF on rescue operation at Shimla landslide site:

"This is the 5th day of rescue operations...NDRF, army team, and SDRF are involved in the operations...we have searched 80% of the area...machines can't reach interior parts, we have to do the ops manually": NDRF Inspector Naseef Khan

18/08/2023 08:41:35

Rain Live Updates: Search And Rescue Ops Underway At Shimla Landslide Site

Search & rescue operation is underway at the landslide-affected areas of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on Friday.

18/08/2023 08:36:04

Rain Live Updates: Authorities On Alert As Pranmati River Swells In Uttarakhand, DM Says No Cloudburst Occurred

 Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana says, "There has been no cloudburst in Tharali, but the water in the Pranmati River has increased to a great extent. The administration had already alerted in that area, but there is no information about any kind of damage till now."

18/08/2023 07:49:19

Rescue Work By SDRF Underway In Dehardun After Water Gets Inside Houses Due To Heavy Rain

SDRF reached the spot and rescue work is being done on the information of excessive water filling in the houses in Kaluwala due to heavy rains in Dehradun district, says SDRF Uttarakhand Police.

They added that forces are constantly trying to help the affected people. 

18/08/2023 07:34:19

Rain Live Updates: Cloudburst Reported In Uttarakhand's Chamoli District

Amid ongoing monsoon fury, a cloudburst has been reported from Uttarakhand's Chamoli District.

18/08/2023 07:06:36

NDRF Continues Searh And Rescue Ops At Landslide-Hit Area In Shimla

NDRF teams continue search and rescue operations at the landslide-affected area of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.

17/08/2023 20:48:20

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Visits Flood-Affected Areas In Hoshiarpur

unjab CM Bhagwant Mann visited flood-affected areas in Hoshiarpur district to take stock of the situation at ground level.

17/08/2023 16:15:26

Govt Launches FloodWatch App To Provide Real-Time Flood Updates

Government launches ''FloodWatch'' app to give real-time flood updates.

17/08/2023 13:13:27

Himachal Pradesh CM Conducts Aerial Survey Of Flood-Hit Regions In Kangra District

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday conducted an aerial survey of the flood situation in the Indora and Fatehpur areas of the Kangra district.

17/08/2023 12:20:01

120 NDRF, SDRF, Army, Police Personnel Carrying Out Rescue Operations In Shimla After Massive Landslide Occurred On Monday

Himachal Pradesh witnessed a massive landslide on August 14 following which rescue operations were launched in Shimla's Summer Hill area. NDRF Inspector Naseef Khan who was present at the spot said "The rescue and search operation is underway since 4 days. Indian Army, SDRF and Police are engaged in rescue operations here. Out of the 21 people missing, 13 bodies have been recovered so far"

 

BS Rajput, Second in Command, 14 NDRF while talking to ANI said "It has been more than 72 hours since the rescue operations started. We are using our special equipment to carry out rescue operations. A total of 120 personnel from NDRF, SDRF, Indian Army, Local Police and others are here at the spot. It is expected that more bodies will be recovered soon."

 

Shimla SP, Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi while talking about the rescue operations said, "We are further planning the line of action. We have to make deep efforts in our rescue and retrieval operations because the impact is so massive. We will try to retrieve the remaining bodies by today evening. Coordinated efforts are being made in this direction. According to the missing report we are suspecting around 7 more people to be stuck here."

17/08/2023 11:05:29

Rain Live Updates: Punjab Village Witnesses Flood-Like Situation Due To Continuous Downpour

As incessant rainfall batters Punjab, a flood-like situation was witnessed in Bhanam village state's Rupnagar, as reported by ANI.