Unseasonable Rains

At least 20 people have been killed in lightning strikes and crops damaged in several areas after unseasonal rains battered Gujarat on Sunday, officials said.

Some suburbs of Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, including Thane, experienced unseasonal rains accompanied by thunder on Thursday night.

Unseasonal rain is leading to frequent landslides in Himachal Pradesh. The latest is a landslide in Kinnaur district that damaged the road connecting Kafnu and Yangpa areas in Bhaba Valley.

Unseasonal rains and thunderstorms killed 10 persons in eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region since April 25 and damaged crops of more than 14,000 farmers, officials said on Friday.

Unseasonal rain coupled with lightning and thunderstorm lashed parts of Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday, bringing some respite from the hot and humid weather in the city, civic officials said.

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.

Several parts of India are forecast to witness hotter-than-usual weather through June, raising the risk of more strain on the power network as people turn to air conditioners to find reprieve from heat waves.

Delhi received another spell of rain coupled with a thunderstorm today after witnessing a rain-drenched evening on Wednesday. The weather department has blamed the western disturbances for the unseasonal showers.

Heavy unseasonal rains lashed Mumbai and satellite cities on Tuesday morning, bringing down the temperature by 2.6 degrees Celsius.

Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.

Taking a dig at the deputy Chief Minister, Team Uddhav said the intensity of Mr Fadnavis' assurances was more than the unseasonal rain and hailstorm that hit the majority of the state two days back.

Farmers lost around 10-40 per cent of the standing and newly harvested wintercrops, said government sources.

Unseasonal rains along with strong winds lashed at least five districts in Maharashtra, damaging standing crops just ahead of the harvest season, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday.

Chief minister Eknath Shinde took stock of the situation and directed officials to conduct assessments of the losses suffered by farmers, an official release said.

Mumbaikars woke up to unseasonal rain today as parts of the city witnessed light showers and storms months before the arrival of the monsoon.

At least 20 people have been killed in lightning strikes and crops damaged in several areas after unseasonal rains battered Gujarat on Sunday, officials said.

Some suburbs of Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, including Thane, experienced unseasonal rains accompanied by thunder on Thursday night.

Unseasonal rain is leading to frequent landslides in Himachal Pradesh. The latest is a landslide in Kinnaur district that damaged the road connecting Kafnu and Yangpa areas in Bhaba Valley.

Unseasonal rains and thunderstorms killed 10 persons in eight districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region since April 25 and damaged crops of more than 14,000 farmers, officials said on Friday.

Unseasonal rain coupled with lightning and thunderstorm lashed parts of Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday, bringing some respite from the hot and humid weather in the city, civic officials said.

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.

Several parts of India are forecast to witness hotter-than-usual weather through June, raising the risk of more strain on the power network as people turn to air conditioners to find reprieve from heat waves.

Delhi received another spell of rain coupled with a thunderstorm today after witnessing a rain-drenched evening on Wednesday. The weather department has blamed the western disturbances for the unseasonal showers.

Heavy unseasonal rains lashed Mumbai and satellite cities on Tuesday morning, bringing down the temperature by 2.6 degrees Celsius.

Unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds have left fields of grains flattened and harvested fruits damaged and destroyed across several states.

Taking a dig at the deputy Chief Minister, Team Uddhav said the intensity of Mr Fadnavis' assurances was more than the unseasonal rain and hailstorm that hit the majority of the state two days back.

Farmers lost around 10-40 per cent of the standing and newly harvested wintercrops, said government sources.

Unseasonal rains along with strong winds lashed at least five districts in Maharashtra, damaging standing crops just ahead of the harvest season, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday.

Chief minister Eknath Shinde took stock of the situation and directed officials to conduct assessments of the losses suffered by farmers, an official release said.

Mumbaikars woke up to unseasonal rain today as parts of the city witnessed light showers and storms months before the arrival of the monsoon.