Rain Lashes North India

After a brief lull, heavy rains lashed various parts of Kerala with the central and northern districts facing the wrath of the monsoon.

Heavy rains lashed parts of south India on Monday, resulting in the death of three people and widespread property damage in Kerala, while Kashmir in the north reeled under sub-zero night temperatures.

Rains lashed parts of the national capital and adjoining states early this morning, bringing down the temperature in the region. There is also a forecast of thunderstorms and heavy rain in and around Delhi later today, the weather department said.

Rainfall lashed parts of northern India and floods affected 89,000 people in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, while IMD issued an orange alert for coastal districts in Maharashtra, stating ''heavy to very heavy rainfall'' was likely in isolated areas.

Moderate-to-heavy rain lashed several states in northern, eastern and coastal India on Sunday, but the monsoon activity continued to remain subdued in Delhi, which has recorded a 40 per cent rainfall deficiency despite an early onset of the seasonal weather system, forecasting agencies said.

Heavy rains lashed the districts of north Bengal, leading to flooding in low lying areas of Jalpaiguri and other places on Saturday, even as the Met department forecast heavy to very heavy showers in the region for the next two days.

Heavy showers lashed large swathes of the country on Sunday, with nine more people dying in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan, while there was no let up in the flood situation in Assam and Bihar where the deluge has claimed 209 lives this monsoon season.

Eight people were killed and five injured in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra where several parts were lashed by heavy rains on Friday, even as dry weather prevailed in northern India.

Several flights were diverted at the Delhi Airport between 8 am and 10 am this morning as a thunderstorm hit the national capital and its adjoining cities Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon. While moderate-to-heavy rain lashed most parts of Delhi NCR, there were reports of a hail storm at north Delhi's Civil lines area.

Ending a prolonged dry spell, rainfall today lashed several areas in Punjab and Haryana, even as the minimum temperatures rose by a few notches at most places in the two states.

Four persons were killed today and as many others injured in a house collapse due to heavy rains in Pachora Bari village in Nandurbar district of North Maharashtra, which recorded 390 mm rainfall in last 24 hours.

Heavy monsoon rains today lashed Kerala, flooding low-lying areas in the state, while floods claimed two lives in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.

Snowfall swept the higher reaches of Kashmir while rain lashed the plains of the Valley for the second straight day today even as the weatherman predicted another spell of wet weather over 48 hours beginning Friday.

As many as 35 people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents as incessant rains, triggered by north east monsoon, battered several districts of Andhra Pradesh during the past one week, a top official said today.

Heavy rain lashed large parts of North India, causing landslides at a number of places in Uttarakhand that claimed four lives. Delhi received rain overnight, causing waterlogging in a number of areas. Traffic jams have also been reported from across the national capital.

After a brief lull, heavy rains lashed various parts of Kerala with the central and northern districts facing the wrath of the monsoon.

Heavy rains lashed parts of south India on Monday, resulting in the death of three people and widespread property damage in Kerala, while Kashmir in the north reeled under sub-zero night temperatures.

Rains lashed parts of the national capital and adjoining states early this morning, bringing down the temperature in the region. There is also a forecast of thunderstorms and heavy rain in and around Delhi later today, the weather department said.

Rainfall lashed parts of northern India and floods affected 89,000 people in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, while IMD issued an orange alert for coastal districts in Maharashtra, stating ''heavy to very heavy rainfall'' was likely in isolated areas.

Moderate-to-heavy rain lashed several states in northern, eastern and coastal India on Sunday, but the monsoon activity continued to remain subdued in Delhi, which has recorded a 40 per cent rainfall deficiency despite an early onset of the seasonal weather system, forecasting agencies said.

Heavy rains lashed the districts of north Bengal, leading to flooding in low lying areas of Jalpaiguri and other places on Saturday, even as the Met department forecast heavy to very heavy showers in the region for the next two days.

Heavy showers lashed large swathes of the country on Sunday, with nine more people dying in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan, while there was no let up in the flood situation in Assam and Bihar where the deluge has claimed 209 lives this monsoon season.

Eight people were killed and five injured in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra where several parts were lashed by heavy rains on Friday, even as dry weather prevailed in northern India.

Several flights were diverted at the Delhi Airport between 8 am and 10 am this morning as a thunderstorm hit the national capital and its adjoining cities Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon. While moderate-to-heavy rain lashed most parts of Delhi NCR, there were reports of a hail storm at north Delhi's Civil lines area.

Ending a prolonged dry spell, rainfall today lashed several areas in Punjab and Haryana, even as the minimum temperatures rose by a few notches at most places in the two states.

Four persons were killed today and as many others injured in a house collapse due to heavy rains in Pachora Bari village in Nandurbar district of North Maharashtra, which recorded 390 mm rainfall in last 24 hours.

Heavy monsoon rains today lashed Kerala, flooding low-lying areas in the state, while floods claimed two lives in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.

Snowfall swept the higher reaches of Kashmir while rain lashed the plains of the Valley for the second straight day today even as the weatherman predicted another spell of wet weather over 48 hours beginning Friday.

As many as 35 people lost their lives in various rain-related incidents as incessant rains, triggered by north east monsoon, battered several districts of Andhra Pradesh during the past one week, a top official said today.

Heavy rain lashed large parts of North India, causing landslides at a number of places in Uttarakhand that claimed four lives. Delhi received rain overnight, causing waterlogging in a number of areas. Traffic jams have also been reported from across the national capital.