State capital is witnessing rainfall like monsoon rains, it was raining since morning and continued till late afternoon; along with rainfall hailstorm was also witnessed in several areas in the state.
In Bhopal, the rain has broken the record of the last 10 years. It has rained about 1.25 inches in the last 24 hours. On April 20, 2013, Bhopal recorded the highest rainfall of 30.8 mm in 24 hours, but on Sunday it recorded more than 35.1 mm of rain.
In Bhopal dark dense clouds surrounded here at around 11:30 in the morning. Then it started raining heavily with thunder and lightning and continued till evening.
A tree fell on a car near Shahpura Lake due to strong wind and rain in Bhopal. Four people were present in the car. The good thing is that all four people are safe. After the accident, the team of Electricity Department and Municipal Corporation reached the spot.
The Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rain and hailstorm in several districts in the next 3 to 4 hours in Madhya Pradesh.
It rained in 29 districts in the state in the last 24 hours, hail fell in 8 districts. It rained 2 inches in Khargone, one inch in Narmadapuram. 5 died due to lightning.
Yellow and orange alert for rain in 25 districts. According to the forecast released by the Meteorological Center, there are chances of rain in the entire state including Bhopal for the next three-four days. There is yellow rain alert for 25 districts and orange alert in some parts.