CM Yogi orders swift relief after fatalities due to rains, storms, and lightning in UP
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the heavy rains, storms, and lightning that lashed Uttar Pradesh over the past 24 hours.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the heavy rains, storms, and lightning that lashed Uttar Pradesh over the past 24 hours.
Earlier on Thursday, the deep depression intensified into a cyclone and has been christened ‘Dithwa’, as suggested by Yemen and it refers to the Detwah lagoon on Socotra island, known for its distinct coastal ecosystem.
Humanitarians are working to provide shelter support and have deployed rapid response teams after heavy rains flooded thousands of displaced families in Gaza, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The 42-km-long 14 Kosi Parikrama is underway in Ayodhya with around one million devotees braving heavy rains in the city amid religious fervor and enthusiasm.
However, the red alert for the Tiruvallur, adjoining Chennai, and Ranipet districts remains with heavy rainfall forecast for nine districts, including Chennai and the neighbouring Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts.
The situation is dire, with two iron bridges collapsed, several roads damaged and flooded, and huge tracts of land inundated in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurduar.
Heavy rains over the past 24 hours have pushed rivers into spate across North Bengal and Sikkim, triggering flooding, road blockages and landslides in multiple areas.
An alert has been sounded in 15 districts in Uttar Pradesh by the Meteorological Department for heavy rains for the next two days.
Heavy rains in Uttarakhand have triggered landslides, leaving the Gangotri and Yamunotri National Highways blocked by debris and boulders, disrupting movement in the region.
Safdarjung, the city’s base station, recorded 63.7 mm of rainfall—classified as ‘heavy rainfall’—while Lodhi Road registered 36.6 mm, categorised as ‘moderate’, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data recorded until 5:30 pm.
