Incessant heavy rains lashed the state capital on Thursday which continued till late in the night; several regions continue to witness rainfall in the state.
Due to torrential rains on Thursday in Sendhwa of Barwani, rivers and streams were swollen. Homes, shops and government offices were flooded. It started raining heavily in Bhopal during the evening.
At the same time, it has rained heavily in Indore, Khandwa and Sagar. Heavy rainfall was witnessed in Vidisha, Dhar and Chhindwara. Four people died due to lightning in Panna. At the same time, two farmers died due to lightning in Tikamgarh.
A strong system of rain has formed in the Arabian Sea, which has also become active in Madhya Pradesh. Because of this, the period of rain has started across the state on Thursday. It rained in Khajuraho, Ujjain, Satna, Jabalpur. The rains are continuing in many districts including Sagar, Narmadapuram, Barwani.
There is a possibility of extremely heavy rains in Tikamgarh and Chhatarpur, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Narmadapuram, Betul, Khargone, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Shivpuri, Datia, Sidhi, Rewa, Satna, Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria, Dindori, Narsinghpur. Heavy rains are expected in Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat, Panna, Damoh, Niwari.
It started raining heavily in Indore on Thursday evening, one inch of rainfall was witnessed in an hour.