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Monsoon Updates: Heavy rain alert for many states till Aug 9

New Delhi, Aug 06: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted fairly widespread to heavy rainfall is very likely over West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar during next five days.

"Fairly widespread/widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls very likely over West Bengal today on 5th; Odisha and Jharkhand on 5th and 6th and Bihar during 7th - 9th August, 2021," IMD said in a new weather alert.

Monsoon Updates: Heavy rain alert for many states till Aug 9

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Aug 06, 2021, 6:19 PM IST

The Kalisindh dam opened 10 gates at 11 am, releasing nearly 1,18,000 cusec of water, assistant engineer Surendra Dhakad said. More gates are likely to be opened later in the day as the water level in the dam is rising, he added. (PTI)
Aug 06, 2021, 5:52 PM IST

Khanpur, Sarola and Asnawar areas of Jhalawar were already facing a flood-like situation due to the rainfall over the last six days but the situation worsened on Friday morning as two dams released over 1.5 lakh cusec of water.
Aug 06, 2021, 5:29 PM IST

A 15-year-old boy died as a wall of his house collapsed on him in a village in Jhalawar district on Friday following incessant rainfall over the past few days, police said.
Aug 06, 2021, 5:16 PM IST

Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Bengal, including Kolkata, on Friday morning, leaving several parts of the city waterlogged.
Aug 06, 2021, 4:27 PM IST

Heavy rains in northeastern North Korea have destroyed or flooded 1,170 houses and forced 5,000 residents to evacuate to safety, North Korea's state TV reported.
Aug 06, 2021, 2:20 PM IST

Odisha's Bhubaneswar receives heavy rain showers
Aug 06, 2021, 2:14 PM IST

Rajasthan: Flood-like situation in Khanpur

A flood-like situation in Khanpur area of Jhalawar district due to rise in water level of Rupali river.
Aug 06, 2021, 12:41 PM IST

KS Eshwarappa, Karnataka MLA from Shivamogga took stock of flood-affected areas of Kodagi Majare, Bekshe Kenjagudde Mandagadde village "where roads and properties are damaged" in view of heavy rains
Aug 06, 2021, 12:05 PM IST

Following rise in water level of Pandu river, people commute via boat with their houses submerged in many rural areas of Kanpur including Mardanpur, Banpurwa, Kanchanpurwa, Tatyatope Nagar, Raipurwa, Village Bihari Purwa, and Panka village.
Aug 06, 2021, 11:37 AM IST

IMD has issued a yellow alert for the Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura, predicting heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in these parts for Friday.
Aug 06, 2021, 11:29 AM IST

Heavy to very heavy falls are very likely over and West Madhya Pradesh on 5th August, with reduction thereafter, according to IMD.
Aug 06, 2021, 11:29 AM IST

The IMD also said that widespread rainfall was very likely over Madhya Pradesh during next 5 days.
Aug 06, 2021, 11:28 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal receives moderate rainfall

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