Several people lost their lives and extensive damage was reported after flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall struck the LoC regions of the Rajouri and Poonch districts on Sunday.
Continuous rainfall over the past few days has severely affected road connectivity across Sikkim, while the flood situation in North Bengal has started improving following a significant reduction in rainfall since Monday night.
Landslides were reported along the Siliguri-Mirik Road, while large parts of Matigara in the Siliguri subdivision were submerged.
Several Kerala districts are already under weather alerts as the IMD forecasts thunderstorms, gusty winds and widespread rainfall during the coming week.
Continuous rainfall ranging from moderate to heavy intensity since Friday evening has affected several districts across Tamil Nadu’s Delta and southern regions, disrupting normal life, causing waterlogging in many urban areas, and significantly increasing inflows into major reservoirs.
Incessant rainfall has severely impacted agricultural activities across the district. Affected farmers report that the heavy downpour has caused extensive damage, with large volumes of rainwater remaining stagnant across vast stretches of farmland.
A low pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is expected to bring widespread rainfall to most parts of West Bengal this week, with coastal and inland districts bracing for heavy downpours, gusty winds and thunderstorms, India’s Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.
Heavy overnight rainfall continuing into Tuesday morning triggered multiple landslides across several vulnerable stretches of national highway 10, severely affecting traffic movement between Siliguri and Sikkim via Kalimpong in North Bengal.
After days of persistent rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system, parts of southern and northern West Bengal are bracing for another spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms starting Sunday, according to the India Meteorological Department
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).
