Weather Updates: Waterlogging, Traffic Snarls In Parts Of Delhi; PM Modi Dials Gujarat CM Over Flood Situation

• More than 18,000 people have been relocated and around 1,200 people rescued from flood-affected areas in Gujarat. In some cases, choppers were used by the security forces to take people to safer locations, State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said in its latest update.

• Overnight heavy rains led to waterlogging in many parts of Delhi, affecting traffic movement on Thursday morning. Heavy traffic was witnessed in several areas where the vehicles were seen crawling. In posts on X, police put out information about waterlogged roads and asked commuters to plan their journey accordingly.

• Three women of the same family died after the roof of a two-storey house collapsed in Ibrahimpur village of Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri.

• A total of 183 pilgrims have died since the start of Chardham Yatra in May this year in Uttarakhand, the State Emergency Operations Centre said on Wednesday.

Parts of Delhi and its adjoining areas have been receiving heavy rainfall since the wee hours of Thursday, resulting in waterlogging and congestion on road. Meanwhile, Gujarat has been reeling under deadly floods, with the death toll going above 25 in rain-related incidents and 17,800 people evacuated from flooded areas. Gujarat's Vadodara grappled with flooding in a large swathe of low-lying areas even as rain took a pause after the Vishwamitri river, flowing through the city, breached its banks and entered residential localities, inundating buildings, roads and vehicles.

Three additional columns of the Army, and one each of the NDRF and the SDRF, were deployed in Vadodara on Wednesday.

Traffic snarls were seen in parts of Delhi and adjoining areas like Uttar Pradesh's Noida and Haryana's Gurugram after heavy morning showers hit the cities, where downpour began in the wee hours of Thursday.

A Yellow alert has been issued for heavy rain in Dehradun, Uttarkashi and Bageshwar districts of Uttarakhand today, 29 August. In the remaining districts, there is a possibility of light rain with partial clouds, IMD said on Thursday.

Rain-related incidents claimed 19 more lives in Gujarat, taking the toll to 26 in three days, while around 17,800 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas as heavy showers lashed parts of the state for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday.

The deceased include seven persons who went missing after the tractor trolley they were travelling in was swept away while crossing an overflowing causeway near Dhavana village under Halvad taluka of Morbi district on Sunday, news agency PTI quoted a police official as saying. He added that their bodies have been recovered.

Even as rains took a pause in Vadodara, it grappled with flooding in a large swathe of low-lying areas after the Vishwamitri river, flowing through the city, breached its banks and entered residential localities, inundating buildings, roads and vehicles.

Amid flood-like situation prevailing in several parts of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to take stock of the situation, and assured the Centre's support to the state in tackling the natural disaster. READ FULL REPORT

Portion of the roof of a three-storey building in Anand Parbat Police Station area of Delhi collapsed last night. Delhi Police said 18-20 people were rescued from the spot and no injuries were reported.

India's left-arm spinner, Radha Yadav, was rescued from a flooded area and shared on social media her ordeal, thanking the NDRF's efforts for the rescue of stranded individuals.

Yadav was trapped in Vadodara due to the rising water levels after the Vishwamitri river breached its banks.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel said on X that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with him this morning to get information about the rain and flood situation.

PM Modi learned about the relief measures for the affected people of various districts of the state, the chief minister said.

"Expressing concern over the flooding of the Vishwamitri River in Vadodara, he sought details of the relief and assistance being provided to the affected people. The PM gave guidance on matters including sanitation and public health in the flooded areas and to restore public life quickly, and assured all support from the Central Government," CM Bhupendra Patel said.

Four people were rescued in an Indian Air Force helicopter from flood-affected Kalyanpur tehsil of Devbhumi Dwarka district today.

Traffic crawled in parts of Delhi and NCR where waterlogging took place after overnight heavy rain.

A five-member inter-ministerial central team arrived here on Wednesday to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the damage caused by the devastating floods, an official said.

The floods have resulted in the deaths of at least 31 people and rendered over one lakh people homeless.

Brijesh Pandey, secretary of the revenue department, said during a press conference that the team, led by B C Joshi, joint secretary of the ministry of home affairs (MHA), will evaluate the extent of the damage by visiting some of the worst-hit areas.

The team includes officials from the ministries of finance, transport, rural development, and water resources.

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Traffic snarls in several parts of Delhi due to waterlogging following overnight heavy rainfall that continued even this morning.

Visuals from ITO area of Delhi:

Three women of the same family died after the roof of a two-storey house collapsed in Ibrahimpur village of Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri.

Deputy SP Satya Prakash Sharma said, "... Three women have died in the roof collapse. There are no other injuries... It was a 15-16 year old house... It is being claimed that the roof collapsed due to heavy rain. Further investigation is underway..."

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast of extremely heavy rains in isolated parts of districts in Gujarat's Saurashtra on Thursday. A man in Gujarat's Vadodara claimed that the excessive rainfall caused him to lose three cars to waterlogging.

The Vadodara resident posted pictures of his three cars stuck in several inches of water on Reddit. As per the post, a Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, a Ford EcoSport, and an Audi A6 that retails for over Rs 50 lakh, were damaged by an overnight period of intense downpour.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts extremely heavy rains in isolated parts of districts in Gujarat's Saurashtra on Thursday. A man in Gujarat's Vadodara claimed that the excessive rainfall caused him to lose three cars to waterlogging.

The Vadodara resident posted pictures of his three cars stuck in several inches of water on Reddit. As per the post, a Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, a Ford EcoSport, and an Audi A6 that retails for over Rs 50 lakh, were damaged by an overnight period of intense downpour.

Helicopter pressed into service to rescue people stranded in flood-hit areas of Porbandar.

Ranjit Sagar Dam in Gujarat's Jamnagar is overflowing as the water level has reached 29 feet after continuous heavy rainfall in the district.

A total of 183 pilgrims have died since the start of Chardham Yatra in May this year in Uttarakhand, the State Emergency Operations Centre said on Wednesday.

Out of 183 deaths, 177 died due to health related issues and six in natural disasters along the pilgrimage route, the SEOC said.

Chardham Yatra began this year on May 10 with the opening of the Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri temples for pilgrims in the Garhwal Himalayas. The portals of Badrinath opened on May 12.

The local Met office has issued a yellow alert of heavy rain, thunderstorm and lightning at isolated places in 10 out of 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh barring Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti on Thursday.

Moderate rains lashed several parts of the state in the past 24 hours since Tuesday evening.

Manali recorded 42 mm of rain followed by Narkanda 41.5 mm, Kufri 39.6 mm, Jubbarhatti 39 mm, Khadrala, 36.4 mm, Shimla 36.2 mm, Kasauli 22.6 mm and Sarahan 22mm.

Traffic snarls and waterlogging continue in parts of Delhi following overnight heavy rainfall that continued even this morning. Drone visuals around MCD Civic Centre between GB Pant Hospital and Delhi Gate shot around 11 am showed the road heavily waterlogged. Several other roads in Delhi were also waterlogged.

Forest Department rescued a crocodile seen on the campus of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Gujarat's Vadodara.

Range Forest Officer Karansinh Rajput said 10 crocodiles have been rescued in the last five days in flood and rains-hit Gujarat.

"Two have been released and eight are still with us. We will release them when the water level of the river decreases... Today, we rescued a 14-foot crocodile from a house near Kamnath Mahadev temple, one from near the Ratri Bazar and an 11-foot crocodile from the Zoology Department of the MS University," news agency ANI quoted the officer as saying.

Food is being distributed to flood-affected people in Vadodara. The Vishwamitri river which flows through the city crossed the danger mark of 25 feet on Tuesday morning following heavy rains and the release of water from Ajwa dam.

The road connecting Padana Patiya to Changa Patiya in Jamnagar closed, news agency ANI reported, adding that a portion of a small bridge over Sir PN Road has been washed away due to flooding.

Movement of traffic affected.

More than 18,000 people have been relocated and around 1,200 people rescued from flood-affected areas in Gujarat. In some cases, choppers were used by the security forces to take people to safer locations, State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said in its latest update.

Vadodara, the worst-hit city due to recent downpour, heaved a sigh of relief as the water level of Vishwamitri river has come down from 37 feet to 32 feet in the morning. However, several low-lying areas are still inundated.

The river had crossed the danger mark of 25 feet on Tuesday morning following heavy rains and the release of water from Ajwa dam.

Meteorological Department on Thursday predicted fall in day temperature with possibility of light snowfall over isolated higher reaches during tonight.

“On August 29 the day temperature will likely fall with possibility of light snowfall over isolated higher reaches,” the MeT officials said.

On August 29 the weather will likely be cloudy with light to moderate rain/thundershower at most places of J&K, they said.

The local Met office has issued a yellow alert of heavy rain, thunderstorm and lightning at isolated places in 10 out of 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh barring Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh’s rainfall deficit so far since the onset of monsoon on June 27 stands at 23 per cent with the state receiving 461.1 mm rainfall against an average of 598.4 mm.

• Widespread rain and thunderstorms are likely in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

• Fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms are expected in Northern, Eastern, and Northeastern India.

• Isolated to scattered rain and thunderstorms are possible elsewhere, with snow likely in northern Ladakh.

After days of incessant torrential rainfall in the state, on Thursday the rain activity subsided. However, Vadodara and several other parts of the state are still reeling under a flood-like situation due to overflowing rivers while the authorities continue the rescue and relief operations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to state Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel for the second consecutive day and took stock of the situation. He also asked the CM to ensure that proper steps are taken to prevent the spread of diseases post floods

Overnight heavy rains led to waterlogging in many parts of Delhi, affecting traffic movement on Thursday morning. Heavy traffic was witnessed in several areas where the vehicles were seen crawling. In posts on X, police put out information about waterlogged roads and asked commuters to plan their journey accordingly.

In a post on X, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel said, "Gujarat has been receiving incessant rains for the last three days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called me up today on the second straight day and inquired about the situation."

"He expressed concern over the floods in Vishwamitri river and wanted to know about what relief and rescue measures are being taken for people of Vadodara," the CM said.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a 24-hour outlook for the Flash Flood Risk (FFR) till August 30.

On rainfall forecast, IMD Scientist Ramashray Yadav said, "The deep depression lies 60km northwest of Bhuj, 80km northeast of Naliya. It is moving at the speed of 3km/hr. Given this system, Saurashtra and Kutch are likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall. The districts covered under this are Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagarh, Dwarka, Kutch. Tomorrow, heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Jamnagar, Porbandar, Morbi, Swarka and Kutch districts On Day 4, there is no rainfall warning for Saurashtra and Kutch regions...Sea conditions are expected to be rough to very rough in the next two days. In the last 24 hours, 30 cm rain was recorded in Kutch and 29 cm in Dwarka. From June 1 this year, the whole of Gujarat has received 852 mm rain against the normal 577mm rain..."