It is raining cats and dogs in north India, leaving at least 5 people dead in different parts of Himachal, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Three persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh as downpour triggered landslides and threw normal life out of gear on Saturday. Incessant heavy rain forced people to stay indoors. People living along the banks of the rivers have been asked to remain alert. All major rivers in HP, and their tributaries, are flowing above the danger mark.
Rain lashed most parts of Uttarakhand stalling ongoing relief operations and work on restoration of damaged roads. low visibility conditions induced by an overcast sky and intermittent rains kept a central team on a mission to assess
A majority of the members of teams despatched to the high altitude shrine have returned without making much headway due to incessant rain and lack of equipment needed to remove the huge volume of debris lying in the area, official sources said.
Western Uttar Pradesh has received maximum rain in the last few days. Meanwhile, Central Water Commission sources said that the Ganga continued to flow close to the danger mark at Fatehgarh, Ankinghat and Kanpur. Sharda river was flowing above the red mark at Palia Kalan while the Rapti was near the danger level at Bhinga (Shrawasti), Balrampur, Bansi and Birdghat (Gorakhpur). The Ghaghra had breached the red mark and was rising at Elgin Bridge in Barabanki and in Ayodhya.