NEW DELHI, July 5, 2024 (TBINN)
Heavy rain disrupted daily life in vast swathes of North India, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand today, while the flood situation in Assam remained grim with major rivers flowing above the danger mark and nearly 24 lakh people affected.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited several flood-hit areas in Dibrugarh, one of the 30 affected districts in the state, which is reeling from the worst deluge in recent years.
In Uttarakhand, which has received heavy rain over the past few days, a five-year-old drowned in a rainwater-filled pit in Dehradun and a teenager in Haridwar’s rivulet.
Daily life was disrupted in the hill state as the rain triggered numerous landslides, blocking key roads, including the National Highway leading to Badrinath.
Heavy rain also lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh, leading to the closure of 64 roads. The regional Met Office warned of moderate flash flood risk in few areas of Kangra, Kullu, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmaur and Shimla districts in the next 24 hours.
In Rajasthan, heavy rain continued to batter the state with Malpura in Tonk district recording 176 mm rainfall in a 24-hour period.
In Assam, 77 wild animals have died — either due to drowning or during treatment — while 94 have been rescued from the flooded Kaziranga National Park as on tiday, an official said.
The flood situation was critical with nearly 24 lakh people affected in 30 districts and all major rivers flowing above the danger mark in Assam.
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