The water level in the Ganga and Yumana rivers surged at several places in Uttar Pradesh as heavy rains pounded parts of the state, even as five persons, including three from Nepal, were killed in a rain-related accident in Uttarakhand.
Weathermen predicted more showers in the two states tomorrow as also in Assam, where over 4 lakh people in 13 districts are bearing the brunt of floods.
Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur, which witnessed a series of landslides over the last fortnight, may also get more rains.
Five persons, including three members of a family from Nepal, were killed and two others injured when a boulder fell on their car in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district.
State government officials said the incident may have occurred due to incessant rains in the region since yesterday.
Meanwhile, continuous rains over the last 24 hours led to a rise in the water level of the Ganga between Kannauj and Ballia in Uttar Pradesh.
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers occurred at most places over the state's eastern regions and at a few places in western parts. Heavy to very heavy rains were recorded at isolated places, the MeT office said.
The level of the Yamuna is also rising between Hamirpur, and Naini in Allahabad. The Sharda river continued to flow one metre above the danger mark in Palia Kalan in Kheri.
Though rainfall brought much needed respite from the heat, it led to land erosion at river banks and water-logging in several areas.
In some parts where rains have been occurring over the last five days, there have been reports of trees getting uprooted, water entering residential areas and flooding of low lying areas.
Light to moderate rains lashed many places of Punjab and Haryana bringing down the mercury.
Though the maximum temperature was recorded within normal levels in the national capital, high humidity levels troubled the residents.
The city had a high of 35.8 degrees Celsius and a low of 27.4 degrees Celsius. A shower overnight may provide some relief to Delhiites, the MeT office said.
The maximum temperature dropped by one to two notches due to intermittent rains in parts of Himachal Pradesh.
Gohar, which received 55 mm of rain since yesterday, was the wettest in the region, followed by Kasauli 30 mm, Jogindernagar 29 mm, Bijahi 28 mm, Dharamshala and Una both 21 mm, Baijnath 20 mm, Gaggal 15 mm and Sunni Bajji 13 mm of precipitation.
The weatherman predicted a wet spell in the region for the next six days and heavy rains at isolated places in the mid and lower hills on July 10.
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