Arambagh sub-division suffers, temporary houses flattened
Cyclone Dana in Hooghly district, accompanied by incessant rains, has made a remarkable impact. Arambagh sub-division, which lies adjacent to Midnapore has been badly affected.
Cyclone Dana in Hooghly district, accompanied by incessant rains, has made a remarkable impact. Arambagh sub-division, which lies adjacent to Midnapore has been badly affected.
The death toll from the week-long heavy rains and floods in western Yemen has risen to 45, Yemen's state TV reported Friday, citing a statement from the Yemen Red Crescent Society.
With incessant rains continuing to batter different districts raising the spectre of widespread flooding, a concerned state government today talked tough to the chairman of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) over its alleged unilateral practice of releasing water from the upstream dams without informing the state government.
In the aftermath of the devastating incident near Bhushi Dam, where five individuals were swept away by a waterfall on Sunday
Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and help the rain-ravaged hill state.
Under the influence of an east-west trough from northwest Madhya Pradesh to Meghalaya and southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal in lower tropospheric levels, scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura during next five days with isolated thunderstorm/lightning over the region on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Finally, the Delhiites got a much-needed respite from the scorching sun and the heatwave that continued for over a week. The weather started relenting during the day, by evening the drizzle started which turned into moderate to heavy rain accompanied by hailstorms in many parts of the capital.
Authorities said there was cloudburst leading to heavy rains in a short duration, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting vehicular traffic and electricity supply in many parts of the city.
Light to moderate rain with thunderstorms could occur in the state’s coastal belt on February 10 and 11, a CEC bulletin said.
The coastal State had recorded the highest monsoon rainfall deficit in over two decades in the current year with a deficiency of 29% than the average rainfall in September.
