{"id":33864,"date":"2026-08-20T07:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/bihar-red-alert-himachal-pradesh-road-closures\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T07:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:26:49","slug":"bihar-red-alert-himachal-pradesh-road-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/bihar-red-alert-himachal-pradesh-road-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"Bihar Red Alert &#038; Himachal Pradesh Road Closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/20\/comp-320_1787189267.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/20\/comp-320_1787189267.gif\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/20\/comp-320_1787189267.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Continuous rain is ongoing in many states of the country. Flood-like situations prevail in many districts of Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Due to heavy rain in Satna, the water level in Guptagodavari of Chitrakoot has risen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Meanwhile, heavy rain is occurring in Dindori. Rivers and streams are in spate. Connectivity to more than 12 villages has been lost. Several villages in the Brijpur region of Panna are waterlogged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">There is a red alert for heavy rain in 11 districts of Bihar today. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for East Champaran, West Champaran, Siwan, Saran, Gopalganj, Buxar, Bhojpur, Kaimur, Rohtas, and Aurangabad.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">88 roads are closed in Himachal Pradesh due to rain. The highest number of roads closed are in Mandi (32), Kullu (25), and Sirmaur (10).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Heavy damage has occurred in Kasauli and Parwanoo due to trees falling and water entering homes in various places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The water levels of the Subarnarekha and Baitarani rivers in Odisha have crossed the danger mark. This has affected the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar. More than 3 lakh people have been moved to safe places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Four people died on Wednesday in separate rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand. These include a two-year-old child and a 25-year-old woman from Delhi. Landslides closed several roads and heavy rain caused rivers and streams to swell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:center;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>See the status of monsoon clouds in the satellite map<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/comp_15_satellite_1787159630202.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/comp_15_satellite_1787159630202.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/comp_15_satellite_1787159630202.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:center;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Weather pictures from across the country<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/1_1787159563264.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/1_1787159563264.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/1_1787159563264.gif\" alt=\"In Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, the Ghaghara river is flowing above the danger mark. Floodwaters have reached 5 villages\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>In Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, the Ghaghara river is flowing above the danger mark. Floodwaters have reached 5 villages<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/2_1787159563909.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/2_1787159563909.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/2_1787159563909.gif\" alt=\"Due to water being released from Nepal, the Gandak river in Bihar is in spate. A school in Bagaha was submerged in the river due to river erosion\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>Due to water being released from Nepal, the Gandak river in Bihar is in spate. A school in Bagaha was submerged in the river due to river erosion<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/3_1787159563625.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/3_1787159563625.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/3_1787159563625.gif\" alt=\"In Jonai, Assam, a bridge was broken in the river flood on June 28. Due to this, children now have to cross the river by boat to go to school\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>In Jonai, Assam, a bridge was broken in the river flood on June 28. Due to this, children now have to cross the river by boat to go to school<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/4_1787159563609.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/4_1787159563609.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/4_1787159563609.gif\" alt=\"Many areas of central Jharkhand have been drenched due to continuous rain. On Wednesday, many areas of Hazaribagh were waterlogged\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>Many areas of central Jharkhand have been drenched due to continuous rain. On Wednesday, many areas of Hazaribagh were waterlogged<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/5_1787159562437.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/5_1787159562437.gif\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/521\/2026\/08\/19\/5_1787159562437.gif\" alt=\"In Sonbhadra district of UP, the water level of Kanhar Dam reached 263.1 meters on Wednesday. Due to this, 14 gates of the dam were opened\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span>In Sonbhadra district of UP, the water level of Kanhar Dam reached 263.1 meters on Wednesday. Due to this, 14 gates of the dam were opened<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuous rain is ongoing in many states of the country. Flood-like situations prevail in many districts of Madhya Pradesh. Due to heavy rain in Satna, the water level in Guptagodavari of Chitrakoot has risen. Meanwhile, heavy rain is occurring in Dindori. Rivers and streams are in spate. Connectivity to more than 12 villages has been&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[30010,30015,30012,27707,30013,30011,30016,30014],"class_list":["post-33864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nation","tag-bihar-red-alert","tag-flood-alert","tag-heavy-rain-update","tag-himachal-pradesh-weather","tag-india-monsoon-news","tag-madhya-pradesh-flood","tag-rain-disaster","tag-weather-warning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}