37 dead in rain rampage, flood warning for Himachal today, Uttarakhand on alert

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Himachal Pradesh remains the worst-hit, where flash floods and landslides claimed the lives of 18 people over the past two days, while nine people died in Punjab and Haryana, seven in Rajasthan and three in Uttar Pradesh in different rain-related incidents...

Meanwhile, in Delhi, authorities on Monday evening began the evacuation of people living in low-lying areas of Yamuna floodplains, as the river crossed the danger mark due to the release of water from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana amid heavy rains in the northern belt of the country...

All schools run, aided or recognised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be closed on July 11 in view of heavy rainfall in the city and adverse weather conditions forecast, according to an official order issued on Monday.. The Pragati Maidan tunnel remained closed for traffic due to waterlogging for the second consecutive day on Monday, officials said.. Waterlogged Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor following heavy rain in Delhi (Credits: PTI)..

He also took stock of the situation with senior officials in the meeting in which Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal was also present.. In Uttarakhand, the Badrinath National Highway and several other roads were blocked due to incessant rains and landslides on Monday, officials said...

In Uttar Pradesh, eight people were killed in rain-related incidents in the past 24 hours.. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed all departments concerned to remain alert in view of a possible swelling of rivers due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh...

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