Topic: heavy rain

Rains continued to batter Mumbai, its suburbs & the townships in its metropolitan region Tuesday. Schools, colleges, government and semi-government offices remained shut.

The downpour has disrupted daily life, with floodwaters entering homes & vehicular traffic disrupted. Officials said farmers have also reported extensive damage to land and crops.

A massive flash flood triggered by a cloudburst struck a remote mountain village in Kishtwar Thursday, killing at least 46 people, including 2 CISF personnel.

The disaster occurred in Chasoti town of Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage route. It comes a little over a week after a heavy flood and mudslide engulfed an entire village in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

Taking to X, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said he spoke to Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner, and that search and rescue teams were en route.

Podul weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm after making landfall in Taiwan but still pummels provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi, and Hong Kong.

Beijing has warned residents to brace for a new round of intense rainfall, deadliest yet since 2012. Its topography has been described by some as a rain 'trap'.

IMD predicts heavy rainfall across India until 4 August. Several airlines had issued travel advisory warning passengers of potential disruptions to flight operations to and from Delhi.

The Meteorological Center Jaipur has issued a red alert in 3 districts, orange in 5 and yellow in 19 districts for Tuesday. Relief from heavy rains can be expected only after 1 August.

Several parts of state hit by damage to public utilities, with 269 roads blocked, 285 electricity transformers disrupted, 278 water supply schemes rendered non-functional in last 48 hours.