Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Lash Multiple States as Monsoon Advances Across India
The southwest monsoon continued its rapid advance across India on June 30, bringing rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds to several parts of the country. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued weather alerts for multiple states, warning of heavy rainfall and gusty winds reaching up to 70 kmph in some regions.
As monsoon activity gains strength, residents in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and several other states are likely to witness changing weather conditions throughout the day.
The pre-monsoon season was also marked by preponed pre-monsoon showers, persistently hot days, brief but intense spells of heatwave and a delayed onset of the southwest monsoon.
Despite intermittent spells of rain, the southwest monsoon remained behind schedule. While the normal date of monsoon onset over Delhi is June 27, meteorologists expect it to arrive around the first week of July.
As per the IMD forecast issued at 8 am, the city is likely to witness heavy rainfall and a generally cloudy sky, with a possibility of thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places, they said.
A high tide of 4.16 metres is expected at 12.35 pm, while another high tide of 3.61 metres is likely at 12.20 am on Wednesday, July 1. Low tides are expected at 6.44 pm and 6.07 am on Wednesday.
According to civic officials, traffic was slow on city roads and public transport services were running normally.
Flood-hit highway at Sika-Tode portion between Sille and Pasighat
In at least 12 districts as floods and landslides damaged infrastructure, cut off villages, and triggered large-scale rescue operations.
In Lower Dibang Valley district, four people stranded on an island in the Sisiri River in Dambuk were rescued by an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter.
Heavy rainfall has also severely damaged the Roing-Anini road in Lower Dibang Valley district, with flash floods washing away roads and bridges at several locations.
In Anjaw district, an excavator operator was feared dead after a massive rock crushed the vehicle engaged in highway construction near Sarti village on Sunday night.
In East Siang, eight major road stretches remained blocked, leaving Yagrung, Tekang and Sibut villages cut off from Pasighat.
A cloudburst triggered flash floods in Ledum and Korang villages in Ruksin subdivision, damaging 11 houses, submerging three others and causing the collapse of the Rema Bridge, besides damaging the Bokrang Bridge, officials said.
As monsoon activity gains strength, residents in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and several other states are likely to witness changing weather conditions throughout the day.
Delhi-NCR sees delayed monsoon
Even after sunset, Delhi found little relief this summer. As the season draws to a close, the city recorded its warmest summer nights in four years, with the average minimum temperature during the March-June pre-monsoon period climbing to 22.9 degrees Celsius, the highest seasonal average since 2022, according to IMD data.The pre-monsoon season was also marked by preponed pre-monsoon showers, persistently hot days, brief but intense spells of heatwave and a delayed onset of the southwest monsoon.
Despite intermittent spells of rain, the southwest monsoon remained behind schedule. While the normal date of monsoon onset over Delhi is June 27, meteorologists expect it to arrive around the first week of July.
Rainfall continues in Mumbai
Mumbai is gearing up for intensified rains, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy showers and thunderstorms for the city and its suburbs on Tuesday, civic officials said.As per the IMD forecast issued at 8 am, the city is likely to witness heavy rainfall and a generally cloudy sky, with a possibility of thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places, they said.
A high tide of 4.16 metres is expected at 12.35 pm, while another high tide of 3.61 metres is likely at 12.20 am on Wednesday, July 1. Low tides are expected at 6.44 pm and 6.07 am on Wednesday.
According to civic officials, traffic was slow on city roads and public transport services were running normally.
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In at least 12 districts as floods and landslides damaged infrastructure, cut off villages, and triggered large-scale rescue operations.
In Lower Dibang Valley district, four people stranded on an island in the Sisiri River in Dambuk were rescued by an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter.
Heavy rainfall has also severely damaged the Roing-Anini road in Lower Dibang Valley district, with flash floods washing away roads and bridges at several locations.
In Anjaw district, an excavator operator was feared dead after a massive rock crushed the vehicle engaged in highway construction near Sarti village on Sunday night.
In East Siang, eight major road stretches remained blocked, leaving Yagrung, Tekang and Sibut villages cut off from Pasighat.
A cloudburst triggered flash floods in Ledum and Korang villages in Ruksin subdivision, damaging 11 houses, submerging three others and causing the collapse of the Rema Bridge, besides damaging the Bokrang Bridge, officials said.
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