A total of 13 people have died due to heavy rain and storm-related incidents in different regions of Rajasthan over the last two days, said the Disaster Relief and Management Department. Meanwhile, ten out of all these rain and storm related deaths were reported from Tonk district with one fatality each in Alwar, Jaipur and Bikaner area. This comes after heavy rainfall that occurred in multiple isolated places in east Rajasthan as well. In additon to these, thunderstorms coupled with gusty winds and light to moderate rains were also recorded at other isolated pockets in the state in the last 24 hours, as reported by news agency PTI.
Several regions in the state received heavy rainfall and witnessed strong storms. For instance, Mandal of Bhilwara recorded 11 cm rainfall, while 6 cm rainfall was recorded in Rawatsar of Hanumangarh and 5 cm each in Lakshmangarh and Fatehpur of Sikar, Taranagar of Churu, reported PTI.
Notably 4 cm of rainfall was also recorded each in Thanagazi of Alwar, Karanpur of Sriganganagar, Nohar of Hanumangarh, Ratangarh and Rajgarh of Churu, as well as 3 cm each in Sikar, Udaipurvati and Chirawa of Jhunjhunu, Banera of Bhilwara, and Tatgarh of Ajmer.
Multiple other places recorded rainfall ranging from 1 to 3 cm over the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Disaster Relief and Management Department and weather officials have predicted the southwest monsoon will remain normal with an average of 96 per cent rainfall in the monsoon season from June to September, reported PTI.
The department has predicted the maximum and minimum temperatures to be above normal in most parts of Rajasthan in June.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday also forecast a possibility of thunderstorms in the neighbouring Delhi for the next three to four days after rain and gusty winds lashed the National Capital Region on Saturday morning lowering the temperature to 19.3 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season's average.
The IMD issued an Orange alert for Haryana, North-East Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh while there is a possibility of heavy rain in North-East UP tomorrow while a thunderstorm is expected in other areas.
"Due to the moisture from the Arabian Sea, northwest India will have similar weather today and tomorrow. From tomorrow its effect will be mostly in UP and it will reduce from the next day onwards. There will be thunderstorms in North-Western India for 5 days...": IMD scientist Soma Sen Roy said, as quoted by news agency ANI.
"There is a possibility of thunderstorms in Delhi for the next 3-4 days. We have issued an Orange alert for Haryana, North-East Rajasthan, UP but tomorrow there is a possibility of heavy rain in North-East UP and thunderstorm in other areas," she added.
Earlier today, uprooted trees and waterlogging led to traffic snarls in several parts of Delhi, including at the Vasant Vihar-Delhi airport road stretch, the Kanshiram Takkar Marg, and the Mahipalpur highway underpass.
Thunderstorms and more downpours have been predicted in the NCR during the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 32 degrees Celsius.