IMD issues red alert for Assam, Meghalaya; heatwave to peak in north India

The IMD predicted that heatwave conditions are slated to peak due to prevailing dry winds blowing over northwest India, central India and adjoining interior parts of eastern India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a red alert for Assam and Meghalaya from May 26-28,  predicting very heavy to heavy rainfall. 
 

"There is a strong flow of south-westerly winds from the Bay of Bengal, bringing a lot of moisture to these two states," PTI quoted Sathi Devi, head of the IMD's national weather forecasting centre as saying. 

The IMD also said that rainfall is likely at most places, with heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places. A few isolated will also receive extremely heavy falls, it added. "Red-colour coded warning has been issued to