At least 58 people have died due to heavy rain in the northern states and several thousands have been evacuated. Landslides were reported in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, leaving many tourists and residents stranded in the area. The water-level in the Yamuna in Delhi has risen to dangerous levels forcing the evacuation of more than 10,000 people from the low-lying areas in the capital. Dozens of homes in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district were washed away after a cloudburst.
Schools have been shut after the India Meteorological Department predicted heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand. The government in Punjab has declared the flood situation as a natural calamity and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has allocated Rs 100 crore relief to the affected districts in the state.
Here are the updates on floods in Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab:
Home Ministry approves 4432 crores from National Disaster Response Fund for the flood affected states. Share of Kerala, the worst affected , is zero!
- Thomas Isaac (@drthomasisaac) August 20, 2019
Northern Railways CPRO: Have restricted train speed to 20 kmph on Yamuna bridge(Delhi) as water level has crossed the danger mark. If water level crosses the 206.4 mark then will stop train movement on this bridge.
- ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2019
Manju Warrier, Malayalam Star, Crew Stuck In Himachal Pradesh Flood, Rescued After SOSMalayalam superstar Manju Warrier and her film crew were among those stranded in Himachal Pradesh as flash floods and landslides blocked roads in many parts of the state. Three days of heavy rain led to snapping of several key road links. They have been rescued and are being moved to safety, the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister said
#UPDATE: State government is using 3 helicopters and has done 20 sorties for transport of relief materials from Dehradun/Arakot to affected villages. Drinking water, food packets, blankets, and medicines dispatched. #Uttarakhand https://t.co/ZLtTquVqmh
- ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2019
- Two days after a cloudburst in the Uttarakhand, the ITBP continued search for missing people in Tikochi, Arakot, Uttarkashi
- One body was recovered from under the debris of a car
- The ITBP personnel carried the body to 6km on foot
- Tikochi is the transportation point for goods' vehicles
- 10 vehicles were reportedly stationed when the cloudburst occurred in the early morning
- It is said that staff of these vehicles were sleeping inside the vehicles when landslide and sudden flash flood struck
- 4 vehicles are reportedly expected inside the debris
- 2 vehicles were washed away and have not been traced yet
Himachal Pradesh: National Highway 3 (Manali-Leh) blocked after a landslide occurred in Marhi near Rohtang, Kullu district. An oil tanker got stuck under a boulder following the landslide. pic.twitter.com/RQ6pSDk1ef
- ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2019
