NEW DELHI: Two persons were killed in Assam and Himachal Pradesh due to floods and incessant rains even as pre-monsoon showers continued to lash parts of the northern states, keeping the the heat in check.
Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura, which are bearing the brunt of floods triggered by incessant rains over the last few days, will receive more rains tomorrow, a MeT department report said.
Manipur, Mizoram, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala will also be lashed by sharp showers.
Pre-monsoon rains drenched the national capital, but high humidity, which shot up to 92 per cent, caused trouble to the residents on a relatively cooler day.
Delhi recorded a high of 33.8 degrees Celsius and a low of 25.5 degrees Celsius. Several areas of the city gauged rainfall between 20.8 to 24.9 mm.
A flood-related death was reported from Assam’s Kamrup district. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the administration to release forthwith Rs 6.5 lakh to the next of kin of the person killed this morning.
More than 60,000 people in Lakhimpur, Darrang, Karimganj, Nalbari, Udalguri and Sonitpur districts have been affected by floods.
One person was killed and three others were injured when a boulder fell on their car as widespread rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh. 25 people stranded at Saach Pass on the Chamba-Killar highway due to inclement weather in Chamba district were rescued. (AGENCIES)
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