NEW DELHI: A massive landslide triggered by incessant rainfall claimed three lives in Meghalaya today even as many states in the northern region heaved a sigh of relief from heat conditions.
It was a pleasant day in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 24.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. The maximum temperature was recorded at 35 degrees Celsius.
The city received 4.4 mm rain overnight, the MeT said.
Three persons were killed and nine others were injured in the massive landslide in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
Officials said the incident took place at a labour camp near Umiam Lake at around 5 AM during heavy rain since last night.
Two teenage girls and a 25-year-old man were killed and two women have gone missing in the incident, a district disaster management authority official said.
The MeT also confirmed the onset of the south-west monsoon in the north eastern region.
In a respite from heat wave conditions, the maximum temperatures in most parts of Punjab and Haryana hovered at below normal levels. (AGENCIES)
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