Heavy rain has been occurring continuously for four days in many districts of Madhya Pradesh. A new cyclone has become active in the Bay of Bengal.
Due to its effect, a new low-pressure area will form around August 12. Thus, heavy rainfall is likely to continue in the state for the next 4 days.
Due to the air pressure formed near Madhya Pradesh, heavy rain is also occurring in Western UP. The Meteorological Department issued a rain alert for 48 districts of the state on Thursday. 10 rivers, including the Ganga-Yamuna, are in spate.
Due to this, a flood warning has been issued for 16 districts, including Varanasi-Kanpur.
Heavy rain is occurring in many districts of Himachal Pradesh. 204 roads in the state are closed due to rain over the past three days. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for August 13 and an orange alert for heavy rain on August 14.
With 5 monsoon systems active simultaneously in Gujarat, a heavy rain alert has been issued for 7 districts.
On Wednesday, heavy rain occurred in many areas, including Patan, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, and Paldi. The Palanpur-Ambaji National Highway was waterlogged up to one foot, causing long traffic jams at various places.
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Weather pictures from across the country
Heavy rain occurred in Jaipur after 1 PM on Wednesday. Roads were submerged, leading to long traffic jams in many places.
Due to heavy rain in Palanpur, Gujarat, the Palanpur-Ambaji National Highway was submerged under one foot of water. Long traffic jams persisted in various places.
A sudden flood occurred in a seasonal river in Saharanpur, UP. This submerged the bridge built over the Shahpur Gada river. Despite this, people were seen crossing the bridge.
A three-story house collapsed in Rajgarh, Himachal. A mother and daughter inside the house died after being buried under the debris, while two children were seriously injured.
