The active Southern Westerly monsoon has brought heavy rains in the Ujjain and Hoshangabad divisions of the State on Saturday and would bring more in the next two days. After this spell, less rainfall will be witnessed in the region, told the Met officials.
The State capital on Saturday recorded 24.7 mm of rainfall; the city has received 592.3 mm of rainfall from June 1 which is 299.8 mm more than the normal rainfall. The city witnessed rainfall during the day. Few spells of heavy rainfall along with long spells of light showers were witnessed throughout the day. The morning was dense and dark with thick cloud cover which resulted in rains in the afternoon.
In the last 24 hours Mhow, Betul and Bhanpur recorded 9 cm of record rainfall. In the next 24 hours Indore and Ujjain divisions are likely to receive heavy rains. According to the Met department Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior also received good amount of rainfall.
In other regions Kareli, Udainagar, Chachoda received 7 cm of rainfall, Depalpur, Sonkach, Shujalpur received 6 cm of rainfall while Narisingh-pur, Gautampura, Ratlam received 5 cm of rainfall.
In Jhabua district a youth, while trying to cross the culvert at Anaas River, was swept away and drowned in the river. After the death of the youth the road was closed by the administration as a precautionary step.
In another incident two bridges joining at Nepanagar with Ambada and Badkheda with Burhanpur were swept away by the water currents.