There are two favourable synoptic situations for heavy to very heavy rains in Mumbai today and in the next few days, Dr Jayant Sarkar, head of the Regional Meteorological Centre said.
In Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala, flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept away cars and two buildings, and resulted in closure of the Kangra airport at Gaggal.
IMD had predicted that the monsoon would hit Delhi on 15 June instead of the usual 27 June. Both dates have passed, but Delhi continues to sizzle under a heat wave.
The MeT office said heatwave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and parts of UP, north Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh are likely till 2 July.
The IMD said spatial rainfall distribution has increased over Kerala and the westerly winds have strengthened in the lower levels over the south Arabian Sea.
The cyclone is likely to intensify into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' Tuesday evening and make landfall Wednesday morning. IMD says Chandbali in Odisha might suffer maximum damage.
State governments as well as the Centre are preparing for cyclone Yaas that will bring winds with a speed ranging 155-165 kmph and gusting to 185 kmph.
India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.
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