Landslide in Arunachal, red alert in Kerala, heavy rains in Uttarakhand in many parts of India

There is a round-up of weather updates from across the country:

Red warning in 5 Kerala districts

IMD issued a red alert for five northern districts of Kerala and several others for orange alerts, which fell in the state after continuous heavy rains, causing floods, traffic snarls and property damage.

The areas under Red Alert are Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargod, where the agency has predicted “extremely heavy rainfall”.

Districts including Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad were placed under ‘Orange Alert’ “heavy rainfall” warning.

The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) issued precautionary guidelines for emergency. In the most northern district of Kasargod, the district administration has advised strict security measures in schools. Kozhikode district officials are allegedly monitoring the situation and are ready to vacate people living in high -height areas and people living near water bodies if necessary.

Both Wayanad and Kozhikode experienced rain overnight on Friday. According to the state’s agriculture department alone, the Kozhikode district has reported a significant crop loss of Rs 44 crore due to rain from May.

A ‘red alert’ indicates “heavy to heavy rainfall” of more than 20 cm in 24 hours, while a ‘orange alert’ indicates “very heavy rainfall” between 11 cm and 20 cm.

Kumaon area of Uttarakhand under Red Alert

The Met Department on Sunday released a “red alert” for heavy rainfall in Nainital, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar districts in Kumaon area of Uttarakhand on Sunday.

The department also issued an orange warning for heavy to heavy rains at some places in Dehradun, Teeri and Puree districts in Garhwal region. Bageshwar and Pithorgarh districts in Kumaon are also under orange alert.

The district administration was asked to take necessary precautions, including controlling the movement of people, quick on-the-spot action and early exchange of information in emergency. Disaster management departments have been instructed to ensure that road clearing operations should be started immediately in case of any obstruction.

West Bengal on Watch

IMD has predicted heavy rains in West Bengal in the coming weeks, due to the low pressure area developed in the northern Gulf of Bengal.

The department has estimated heavy rainfall in sub-Himmiman districts of North Bengal-Darjiling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Coochber and Alipurduar-22 July.

The South Bengal districts, including South 24 Parganas and Paschim Medinipur, are expected to hit the increased rainfall from July 23.

Kolkata recorded 32.6 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, and the Meteorological Department has predicted thunderstorms with thunderstorm winds.

Flood -like situation in some parts of Rajasthan

After a huge decline in the last 24 hours, flood -like situation in Rajasthan cities including Ajmer, Bundi, Pushkar and Pali came to light.

Many people swept away from strong water flow in the Dargah area of Ajmer, inspiring the local people to intervene and save them. The city’s Ana Sagar Lake is flowing, an attempt has been made to control the flow to use sandbags with the locals. A dilapidated house collapsed in Lakhan Kotdi on Saturday morning.

On the other hand, the Banas River was washed away near Golera village in Tonk, which was later implicated 17 people rescued.

According to the Met Department, Rajasthan has received 126 percent more rainfall than normal since June 1. Mate officials have predicted a decline in rainfall activity since Sunday, with another mantra in Eastern Rajasthan from 27-28 July.

Uttar Pradesh: 18 deaths in 24 hours

In Uttar Pradesh, due to rain -related incidents, at least 18 deaths occurred during a 24 -hour period. Eight of these 18 deaths were due to drowning, while two were the results of snakebite.

Chitrakoot district was the worst hit with six deaths. One person died in Gazipur, Lalitpur and Gonda.

Landslide in Arunachal

Many parts of Arunachal Pradesh have been severely affected by the monsoon rains since May. Surface communication at various places in the lower Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh has caused heavy rainfall.

The landslide near Siji, Yate and Garu villages has cut the Alo-Likbali Road, which serves as a lifeline for several districts including West Siang, Leparada, Sh-Yomi, and Upper Subansiri due to frequent decline.

The officials have urged the public to avoid the journey at night in view of landslides. Landslides and floods starting with rain have claimed at least 14 lives and affected 36,751 people in 26 districts.

With PTI input