South Tripura district administration has asked residents of low-lying areas to remain alert in wake of the flash flood caused by incessant rain Tuesday.
Rainfall map of India from 1 June to 29 August is largely blue & green—a sign of either excess or normal rainfall. ThePrint looks at rainfall data and analyses the overall impact.
Though Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Ernakulam were earlier placed under an orange alert, the IMD later upgraded the warning, predicting extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places there.
In just 12 hrs, Delhi recorded 15% of the entire rainfall it gets every monsoon. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also said Mayor Shelly Oberoi will be inspecting 'problem areas' in the city.
In storm-prone areas, National and State Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed. Officials have assured people that they are prepared to handle any situation.
An El Nino is likely to set in during monsoon. But IMD’s forecast says that a positive Indian Ocean Dipole may simultaneously develop that could counteract the effects of El Nino.
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