Assam still reels under floods; 53 deaths so far in 3 states

Rain-related incidents have claimed over 50 lives in three flood-hit states since the onset of monsoon with the deluge situation worsening in Assam today.
On a day IMD predicted "good rainfall" for north and east India for the next one week and "subdued" over central and western parts, the national capital witnessed overcast conditions with 24.7 mm of precipitation.
The mercury settled within comfortable levels but high relative humidity - 70-95 per cent - continued to prevail.
At least 34 people have lost their lives and several houses damaged so far in rain-related incidents in Madhya Pradesh during this year's monsoon.

Jabalpur has seen seven rain-related deaths, followed by six in Panna and five in Bhopal. Besides, three persons died in Vidisha, two in Sagar and one each in Raisen, Rewa, Mandla, Tikamgarh, Seoni, Damoh, Shajapur, Sehore, Agar, Chhindwara and Ashoknagar, a state government spokesman said.
In Assam, with two flood-related deaths, the situation worsened as the number of affected people went up to nearly 1.75 lakhs in six districts.

As of today, over 1.74 lakh people are reeling under flood in 244 villages across Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Jorhat, Dhemaji and Biswanath districts. The number was 1.21 lakh people in 163 villages in the six districts till yesterday.

In Maharashtra, at least 17 people have lost their lives in floods with four each in Chandrapur and Nandurbar districts so far this monsoon, a state government official said.
With heavy rains predicted at one or two places in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Nainital and Champawat districts, a state government advisory has asked district magistrates to be vigilant and take necessary precautions.
In Uttar Pradesh, heavy to very heavy rain occured at isolated places including Hamirpur (15 cm), Dudhi (12 cm) and Baberu (9 cm).
Light to moderate rain occurred in parts of Rajasthan where Shahpura in Jaipur and Baswa in Dausa recorded 5 cm rainfall each followed by Pilani (Jhunjhunu), Pahari (Bharatpur), Rajakhera (Dholpur) at 4 cm till this morning since yesterday.

Rains lashed many places in Haryana and Punjab where Chandigarh received 0.2 mm of rainfall. Ambala received 2.7 mm of rain whereas Punjab's Ludhiana and Patiala were lashed by 16 mm and 22 mm precipitation respectively.
In Bihar, the weather remained hot and humid during the day but the MeT department has forecast intermittent to heavy rainfall for tomorrow.
In West Bengal, Kolkata received of 20.7 mm rainfall while Burdwan recorded highest rainfall of 69 mm till evening.