India Monsoon News Live: Rain in Kerala subsides, heavy rain to commence in Karnataka, Goa, Konkan and Odisha
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India Monsoon News Live Updates, Weather News Update, Rain News Live Today, August 7, 2022: Cloudbursts struck at least two villages in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district, killing a 15-year-old boy and prompting evacuation of some houses, officials said Monday. The Chamba District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC) said Bhadoga and Kandhwara villages were hit by sudden heavy rains in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. At Bhadoga, Vijay Kumar (15) died and two other people sustained injuries, the state disaster management department said. (PTI)
Meanwhile, The India Meteorological Department has issued a “red” alert to Pune and parts of western Maharashtra including, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara. An active monsoon will cause extremely heavy rainfall and lead to squally winds off the eastern India coast during the next three days. The IMD has placed Odisha and Telangana on ‘red’ alert.
In other news, pre-empting an increase in the Yamuna water level amid rain, the Northeast Delhi district magistrate has asked Delhi Police to increase police deployment round-the-clock around flood-prone areas. Officials said that all districts have also prepared district-wise disaster management plans for evacuation and to prevent incidents like fire emergencies and flooding.
A woman was killed in Itanagar's Lobi-Panchali area on Monday after her house was swept away in a landslide triggered by a swollen stream amid incessant rains, police said. The woman, identified as Rina Gwala, was a daily wager from Assam. She lived in a makeshift house, which was swept away by the landslide around 4.30 am, they said.
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