Low-lying areas of Patna were inundated due to rise in the water level of Ganga.
In Uttar Pradesh, 21 districts have been flooded due to continuous rain for 6 days. More than 200 villages have been completely submerged. 4 people have died in the last 24 hours.
In Varanasi, 85 ghats and 2,000 small and big temples have been submerged in the Ganga. Colonies along the ghat were flooded. 25 thousand people have to leave their homes.
On the other hand, there has been a flood in Ganga in Bihar too. Floods in Buxar have flooded roads up to 4 feet. More than 100 houses have been submerged in water in Gaya.
A landslide has occurred in Kumarhatti in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Due to which National Highway 5 was closed. 74 roads are closed in the state due to heavy rains.
On Tuesday, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rain in 13 states including Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Rain alert in 11 states on September 18 The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rain in Rajasthan, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka on September 18. The Meteorological Department has warned of rain and lightning in many districts of Himachal on September 18.
Weather pictures across the country…
Low-lying areas of Patna were inundated due to rise in the water level of Ganga.
Boats are running on roads due to floods in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. People are leaving their homes.
A building collapsed due to heavy rains in West Bengal's Birbhum.
River Ganges has flooded in Bihar's Bhojpur. So far, five houses have been submerged in the river.
A landslide occurred on National Highway-5 in Shimla on Saturday. A truck was caught in its wake.
Photo is from Udaipur city. The roads were flooded after three days of rain. There is a rain alert in Udaipur too.
More than 85 ghats of Varanasi have been completely submerged after the rise in the water level of the Ganges.
Rain alert in 11 states on September 18
This time monsoon will be active for 16 days more than usual
- Normally, Monsoon starts departing West Rajasthan after September 18, but this time it is likely to remain active for about 16 more days.
- This means that the country may receive heavy rainfall till the end of September. According to the private weather agency Skymet, rains are likely in October after the departure of monsoon.
- According to the Meteorological Department, 108 percent or 8 percent more rain has been received so far this monsoon. However, almost a fourth of the country i.e. 185 districts (26%) are under drought conditions.
- There are 68 districts that have received 60% of the normal rainfall, 19 of which are in Rajasthan alone. The most affected are Uttar Pradesh (30 districts), Bihar (25), Jharkhand (11), Odisha (11), Punjab (15).
Reason for Monsoon to remain active for 16 more days
- According to the Meteorological Department, a depression has formed over North-West Uttar Pradesh. It is moving towards Uttarakhand. It will also affect some parts of Himachal Pradesh.
- There is a new low pressure area near South Bangladesh, which will turn into a depression in 2 days. This will be the fourth depression of the season. Due to which there will be rain in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
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