4 killed as heavy rains lash north India

Many parts of north India were pounded by heavy rains today leading to landslides and blocking of roads besides death of four persons while water receded in West Bengal where four more people lost their lives in the floods.
Overcast skies prevailed in the national capital where the maximum temperature settled at a comfortable 31.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 27 degrees, normal for this time of the year.
Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh triggering landslides and uprooting trees. A bridge along with a bike was washed away in a cloudburst at Mayar in Lahaul and Spiti district.

One person was killed and two were injured in separate rain-related incidents and over a 100 roads were blocked in the state due to landslides. Of these the maximum, 78, were in Shimla.
The toll in the floods in West Bengal, where 14 districts were affected, rose to 50 with four more persons losing their lives. The situation at Ghatal in West Midnapore district and Dhaniakhali in Hooghly district continued to be critical.
An officer said less rainfall and controlled water release from the barrages were making water recede in the state.

In Jammu and Kashmir, three persons, including a 7-year- old boy, were killed and one was injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rains.

The flash floods also damaged a bridge on cross-LoC road in Chakan-Da-Bagh area of Poonch district.
In Uttarakhand, heavy rain alert has been been issued for Kumaon and Garhwal regions for the next 48 hours, warning of possible landslides and traffic blockades in the hills and inundation in low-lying areas.
The Met Department has said one or two places in north Odisha are likely to experience heavy rainfall besides thunderstorm with lightning in the next 48 hours.
Rains lashed several parts of Haryana and Punjab leading to a fall in mercury by a few notches. Chandigarh witnessed heavy rains this morning. The MeT Department issued heavy rain alert for isolated places in the two states.

In Rajasthan, light to moderate rains occurred at a few places in Jaipur, Kota, Bharatpur and Udaipur divisions, with Sriganganagar being the hottest place in the state, recording a maximum temperature of 36.5 degrees Celsius.
In Odisha, rain drenched many places in interior parts and a few places in the coastal areas. Heavy rains lashed one or two places in the northern parts of interior areas.
Light to moderate rainfall was reported in Bihar with Patna recording the highest at 17.6 mm.
The state is likely to experience heavy rainfall besides thunderstorm with lightning in the next 48 hours
Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang visited the flood affected areas in Dimapur to assess the extent of damage caused by the natural calamity.