NEW DELHI: Rains on Sunday continued to wreak havoc in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh where at least 24 people were killed as monsoon held fort in most parts of the country.
The maximum and minimum temperature in the national capital, which received 1.9 mm of rains, was recorded at 32.56 deg C and 25.6 deg C.
Eight persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours as heavy rains continue to batter the state.
Two each were killed in Ballia and Bhadohi districts, three in Pratapgarh district and one in Etawah district, officials said.
According to a Central Water Commission report, major rivers like Ghagra, Sharda, Ganga, Rapti, Budhi Rapti, Rohini and Gandak are on the rise and have flooded villages.
A report from Lakhimpur district said Sharda was posing a flood threat to Pilibhit-Basti highway in Dhaurehra tehsil.
On the eastern front, 15 people were killed in West Bengal's southern districts as flood-like situation destroyed more than 26,000 houses in the affected areas.
The district magistrates of Howrah, Hooghly, Burdwan and East Midnapore have been alerted by the DVC and Durgapur barrage authorities of possible discharge of water.
The maximum temperature in the plains of Punjab and Haryana dropped by up to three notches below normal as the region was lashed by rainfall at few areas.
The MeT has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places of the two states during the next two days.
Several areas of Himachal Pradesh were lashed by heavy rains, causing fall of five to six degree in day temperature while the Lahaul Valley had moderate snowfall for the second day on Sunday.
The maximum and minimum temperature in the national capital, which received 1.9 mm of rains, was recorded at 32.56 deg C and 25.6 deg C.
Eight persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours as heavy rains continue to batter the state.
Two each were killed in Ballia and Bhadohi districts, three in Pratapgarh district and one in Etawah district, officials said.
According to a Central Water Commission report, major rivers like Ghagra, Sharda, Ganga, Rapti, Budhi Rapti, Rohini and Gandak are on the rise and have flooded villages.
A report from Lakhimpur district said Sharda was posing a flood threat to Pilibhit-Basti highway in Dhaurehra tehsil.
On the eastern front, 15 people were killed in West Bengal's southern districts as flood-like situation destroyed more than 26,000 houses in the affected areas.
The district magistrates of Howrah, Hooghly, Burdwan and East Midnapore have been alerted by the DVC and Durgapur barrage authorities of possible discharge of water.
The maximum temperature in the plains of Punjab and Haryana dropped by up to three notches below normal as the region was lashed by rainfall at few areas.
The MeT has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places of the two states during the next two days.
Several areas of Himachal Pradesh were lashed by heavy rains, causing fall of five to six degree in day temperature while the Lahaul Valley had moderate snowfall for the second day on Sunday.
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