India sees wettest May over a century, 260 lives lost
India recorded its wettest May since 1901, receiving 126.7 mm of rainfall — more than double the long-period average of 61.4 mm — according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
India recorded its wettest May since 1901, receiving 126.7 mm of rainfall — more than double the long-period average of 61.4 mm — according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Siliguri residents have been facing a severe drinking water crisis for the past two days, triggered by heavy rainfall and flooding in Sikkim.
As incessant rainfall continues to lash Assam and its adjoining regions, the flood situation in the state has turned grim, displacing over 5.35 lakh people across 22 districts and raising the death toll to 11.
Delhi on Sunday evening received moderate rainfall with strong winds gusting up to 90 kmph bringing temporary relief from the heat meanwhile the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning for rain and thunderstorms for the next three days.
The Manipur government has sounded an Orange Alert Warning has been sounded in the state following heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday.
The brewing cyclonic storm which is anticipated to bring rainfall to the city for the next two days has triggered apprehensions of dengue cases in Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
A holiday has been declared for all schools in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts on November 15 amid incessant rainfall that has lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
Light to moderate rainfall has occurred at a few places over the districts of South Coastal Odisha and at one or two places over the rest of the districts of Odisha, IMD Bhubaneswar, scientist Sanjeeb Dwivedi said on Sunday.
The overall AQI currently stands at 169, as reported by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR-India).
As a low-pressure system is likely to develop over the western and northern portions of the Bay of Bengal, IMD…
