Yellow alert for parts of Maharashtra, incessant rains lash Delhi
October witnesses the retreat of the monsoon but this year after a prolonged dry spell, incessant rains in Delhi and other parts of the country have thrown life off gear. Continuous showers ranging from moderate to heavy rains on Saturday left several areas of Delhi waterlogged while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more downpour in the national capital region (NCR) for Sunday.
Continuous rains caused traffic snarls across the capital
Rains brought temperature down by 10 degrees
Delhi saw the second highest rainfall since 2007 in 24 hours from Saturday to Sunday morning at 8:30, as per IMD data. During this period, rainfall was measured at 74 mm bringing the mercury down by 10 degree Celsius. The day-night temperature gap fell to a record low with the second consecutive day of rains, improving the air quality level to 'satisfactory' on Sunday.
Mumbai receives highest rainfall ever on October 8, 9
The IMD issued a yellow alert for Maharashtra forecasting moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms in Mumbai, Pune, and other regions. Mumbai saw 114 mm of rain in 24 hours on Saturday, which is the highest ever recorded between October 8 and 9. The overall record for the highest rainfall in a day was on October 15, 1988, at 140.8 mm.
Several landslides in Sikkim
Sikkim witnessed multiple landslides triggered by heavy rainfall impeding road connectivity between the Himalayan state and West Bengal. Heavy boulders have blocked National Highway 10 at two places between Singtam and Rangpo in east Sikkim, reported PTI.
Hemkund Sahib receives fresh snow
Four dead in separate districts of UP
An orange alert was issued for Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh among other states. Lightning killed a person in Banda district while Lakhimpur Kheri, Etah, and Ambedkar Nagar districts reported one death each in other rain-related incidents. Some parts of Uttarakhand witnessed snowfall with Hemkund Sahib in Chamoli district covered in a blanket of snow. A landslide led to the Tanakpur-Pithoragarh road being closed.
Active disturbance system in west Rajasthan
Rajasthan also witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday. Four people died and seven were injured by lightning in Pali and Chittorgarh on Saturday. More rains are likely in the eastern parts of the state over the next two days due to a system of active disturbance. A yellow alert was sounded for the region along with west Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat on Sunday.
