Heavy to very heavy rain in Himachal, Uttarakhand to continue; trigger landslide, floods

August 13, 2018 1:18 PM | Skymet Weather Team

As predicted, heavy to extremely heavy rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Sunday. According to Skymet Weather, vigorous Monsoon conditions have been gripping the hilly region during the last 24 hours.

These torrential rains have already triggered landslides at few places and flash flooding over some regions. Further also, we do not foresee any relief from the ongoing incessant Monsoon showers for at next 2-3 days.

As per weathermen, the axis of Monsoon trough has once again shifted towards north of its normal position and is at present extending from North Punjab across North Uttar Pradesh. In fact, we expect it to remain stagnant near the foothills for the next few days.

Therefore, we expect moderate to heavy rains with few extremely heavy showers to occur over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to continue for at least next 24 to 48 hours. Light to moderate rains may also occur over Jammu and Kashmir.

Thereafter also, scattered light to moderate rain activities will continue over all these states. Weather has not gone dry over Uttarakhand since last many days and during the last 48 hours, heavy to extremely heavy rains have been lashing the state of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

In the last 24 hours from 08:30 am on Sunday, Hamirpur recorded 248 mm of rain, followed by Haridwar 189 mm, Shimla 173 mm, Sundar Nagar 151 mm, Dharamshala 143 mm and Dehradun 103 mm.

Moreover, due to these heavy rains, flooding conditions have developed over many districts. At present the situation is grim, and in the coming days also we do not expect any relief from the heavy rains and flooding situation.

Several areas have already reported landslides, while many are reeling under flood like situation. During the Monsoon season incidents of landslides and flashflood increase, leading to disruption in the normal day to day life of people.

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