Three killed in rainfed incidents in Odisha and Jammu, possibility of heavy rains in North India

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New Delhi: In Odisha and Jammu, three people died in rain-related incidents on Wednesday, while the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in many parts of North India for the next four days. In Bihar, no new area was inundated by floods for the fourth consecutive day, but the flood-affected and affected areas have remained the same since Saturday. Light rain occurred in Uttar Pradesh and flood-affected areas have reduced.

There has been no rain in Punjab and Haryana, but the Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in these two states for the next two days and issued an orange alert forecasting heavy rainfall for Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan. . The department also issued a yellow alert for Himachal Pradesh, revealing heavy rainfall and lightning. The state has received light to moderate rainfall. There was no rain in the national capital.

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The department has issued a “moderate to heavy” rain alert in the national capital from Wednesday to Friday. According to officials, the water level of Yamuna remained near the danger mark. At the same time, more water is released from Hathinikund barrage in Haryana, it is likely to rise. Odisha received heavy rainfall on Wednesday due to the formation of the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, which has submerged low-lying areas, lost road connectivity, and killed at least two people. While crossing the road in Mayurbhanj district, a 62-year-old woman was swept away in the floodwaters and efforts are on to locate her. A 62-year-old man died in the incident when a wall fell in Mahuasuli village in the Sukurili area of ​​the district.

Police said that the driver died in a truck overturning incident in Mayurbhanj district. Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said that since Tuesday, all the 30 districts of the state have been receiving rain of different intensity. Heavy rains occurred in nine districts of the state resulting in water logging in many low-lying areas. In Rajouri district of Jammu region, 35-year-old Shaukat died after being buried under debris due to the collapse of the raw house due to heavy rains on the second day.

In Kathua district, 15 families trapped due to accidental flooding in Ujha river were evacuated. A temple was damaged due to lightning from the sky. The 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for the second day due to landslides again at several places due to heavy rains. Traffic on this route was closed on Tuesday due to landslides. Debris removal is being hampered after the new landslide. The floods in Bihar affected 83.62 lakh people in 16 districts. However, an official said that ‘daily situation is improving and water is receding in many areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Delhi are expected to be 34 ° C and 26 ° C respectively.

India Meteorological Department has issued four color code alerts – Green, Yellow, Orange and Red based on weather patterns. He issued a Yellow Alert for Jammu and Kashmir for 27 August, Himachal Pradesh for 27-28 August, Eastern Uttar Pradesh for 27 August and 29-30 August, and Eastern Rajasthan for 29-30 August. is. Flood-hit villages in Uttar Pradesh were reduced on Wednesday and the situation improved. The flood affected districts in the state had turned 19.

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