NEW DELHI: The heavens opened up in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, triggering flash floods and landslides, while four rain-related deaths were reported from Rajasthan.
Rains poured down in torrents in parts of Himachal Pradesh as well. The State has been hit by a series of landslides over the past few days.
The weatherman has predicted very heavy rains in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar.
A downpour is “very likely” in Arunachal Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.
Three teenagers were swept away by strong water current in a rivulet following showers in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district. A 59-year-old man also lost his life in a similar manner in Jodhpur.
A downpour in south Rajasthan affected the movement on the Mehsana-Palanpur railway route. Abu Road-Mehsana- Ahmedabad, Ajmer-Ahmedabad-Ajmer passenger trains were cancelled, a railway official said.
Torrential rains over the last two days have led to flash floods in many parts of Manipur, including the Imphal Valley. (AGENCIES)
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