Himachal Weather Updates: As torrential downpours continued to pummelled northern India, more than 100 persons were dead in flooding and heavy rainfall. Since the rain started last week, 80 people have perished in Himachal Pradesh, which has suffered significant infrastructural damage and rivers that have swollen past safe levels. A western disturbance and the monsoon trough’s interaction has resulted in torrential rain, which has caused floods and landslides.
Hundreds of Tourists Stranded by Snowfall and Rain
Due to the constant snowfall and rain in Himachal Pradesh, some 300 people, mostly tourists, are still trapped there. 15 persons died in Punjab and Haryana despite certain areas of decreased rainfall. In the previous day, landslides caused by rocks falling from mountains in the adjoining state of Uttarakhand resulted in the deaths of nine pilgrims and the injuries of thirteen more. As the Yamuna continued to grow, dangerously close to the all-time record level of 207.49 metres, floodwaters reached a market in Delhi. In a video, water was seen filling the market lanes close to Kashmere Gate. Following the Yamuna’s breach of the 205.33-meter danger mark on Monday, Delhi is on high alert. Even as nine pilgrims were murdered and 13 others hurt in landslides and by stones falling from mountains in the previous 24 hours, rain fell in various locations in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. The state’s infrastructure was practically destroyed by the constant rain, and the ongoing “Char Dham yatra” was hampered by multiple roads, including national highways, being closed because of frequent landslides. The state administration has been urged to take appropriate safeguards after the Met Department predicted significant rains for Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the constant rain, the Ganga, Yamuna, and all other rivers are swollen, and some bridges have been destroyed.
Delhi on High Alert as Flooding Threatens Low-Lying Districts
The Yamuna in Delhi overflowed the 205.33-meter danger mark, flooding several low-lying districts along the river’s banks. The water level is perilously close to reaching the maximum point, which was recorded in 1978 at 207.49 metres. The Old Yamuna Bridge has been closed to both rail and vehicular traffic after Haryana increased the amount of water released into the Yamuna from the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar. As torrential rain continues to batter the state, a red alert has been issued for today for four districts in Uttarakhand: Nainital, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, and Pauri Garhwal. For the districts of Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, and Uttarkashi, the weather office has issued a yellow alert. Due to the weekend’s severe downpours, five persons died in rain-related incidents. Wall collapses and tree falls were the causes of the fatalities. The Yamuna’s water level at Delhi’s Old Yamuna bridge climbed to 207.18 metres, the highest in ten years, and is forecast to rise even higher. The record-breaking flood level is 207.49 metres, which happened in 1978.
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