Flood fears in Kashmir eased as water in Jhelum started to recede after rainfall stopped last night while higher reaches of the Valley received snowfall today, even as the mercury stayed within normal limits in parts of the northern plains.
But, Jharsuguda in Odisha sizzled at 43.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Chandrapur in Vidarbha region at 43.2 degrees Celsius.
In the national capital, the maximum temperature settled at 34.4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was 22.3 degrees Celsius.
According to the Safdarjung observatory, the recording of which is considered official for Delhi, the city received 0.4 mm rainfall since yesterday.
The water level in Jhelum and its tributaries started to recede after rainfall stopped last night, easing flood fears in Kashmir, while in Jammu region one person was killed, eight others injured and over 40 structures were damaged in floods and high speed winds.
One woman was washed away after a drain was flooded in Sudhmahadev area, while around 8 persons were injured in Udhampur district, police said, adding efforts are on to restore the power supply and clear the roads in the district.
Yesterday, the water level in the Jhelum had crossed the 'flood declaration' mark at Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar even as 17 people were rescued from flash floods in Poonch and a woman was killed in lightning in Rajouri.
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, connecting Kashmir Valley to the rest of the country, remained closed for the third consecutive day today due to landslides and shooting stones triggered by rains and snow.
Parts of Kashmir received intermittent rains during the night, while some areas in the higher reaches experienced fresh snowfall. There were reports of snowfall in some areas in the higher reaches of the Valley, a MeT official said.
South Kashmir's Kokernag area recorded 79.9 mm of rainfall during the night, while the neighbouring Qazigund and Pahalgam each received 38.2 mm of rains. Srinagar received 19.5 mm of rains, while Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded 26.3 mm rainfall, the official said.
The bodies of the three soldiers who were missing after multiple avalanches struck an Army post in Batalik sector of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir were recovered from under 15 feet of snow. Unprecedented snowfall had triggered multiple avalanches in Batalik yesterday, burying the post.
Fresh avalanches hit army posts in Kaksar belt of Kargil district but all soldiers were rescued, and Army official said.
In parts of Rajasthan, heat wave conditions abated with the day temperatures dipping by a few notches.
Kota recorded maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, while the mercury in Barmer settled as 35.5 degrees Celsius, the MeT Department here said, adding other places in the state registered their maximums below the 35 degrees Celsius mark.
In several parts of Punjab and Haryana, maximum temperatures hovered around normal level a day after rains brought respite from the hot weather conditions in the two states.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius, while in Punjab, Amritsar registered a high of 29.5 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a maximum of 33.4 degrees Celsius
In Bihar, the capital city Patna recorded maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius, while Gaya was the hottest place in the state with the mercury climbing to 40.6 degrees Celsius.
The MeT office has forecast partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain or thundershowers in the state tomorrow.
Day temperatures were above normal in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
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