Monsoon 2025 fury: IMD issues red alert for J&K, Himachal, and several other states; Punjab continues to reel under floods
As per the IMD nowcast, moderate to intense spells of rain are expected over the next few hours.
As per the IMD nowcast, moderate to intense spells of rain are expected over the next few hours.
From Punjab, Haryana and Delhi-NCR, to the hilly states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir, heavy rains over the last few days have caused floods, landslides and waterlogging, throwing normal life out of gear.
The Army and the Air Force were on high alert to help the NDRF and SDRF rescuers in relief and rescue operations.
The release of 5 lakh cusecs of water from the Navnera Barrage into the Chambal River has caused the river to swell along most of its course through Rajasthan.
As many as 17 persons were rescued from the strong current of the swollen Banas River near a culvert in Toda Raisingh Nagar of Tonk district on Friday night.
According to IMD data recorded until 5:30 pm, Safdarjung, the capital's base weather station, recorded 12.9 mm of rainfall.
In one striking incident on Thursday, the Southern Peripheral Road in Gurugram caved in following the downpour. A truck loaded with beer bottles overturned and fell into the crater.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate to heavy showers accompanied by thunderstorms across the city over the next two hours.
IMD issued a yellow alert for the city, forecasting a cloudy sky with rain and thunderstorms for Sunday to Monday.
The city’s maximum temperature on Thursday stood at 38 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 28.6 degrees Celsius.
