Torrential rains triggering landslides and floods claimed 18 lives in India
At least 18 people were killed in landslides and flash floods triggered by incessant rains that lashed several parts of northern India over the weekend, according to authorities.
In cities and towns across the region, many roads and residential areas were submerged in knee-deep water with the civic system unable to hold on in the face of record rains, according to The Tribune India.
Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said on Sunday, “The systems are moving slowly, which is why we saw heavy rainfall in parts of northwest India on Sunday. On Monday, this activity is likely to reduce.”
A senior official from the northern Uttar Pradesh state said that in the last 24 hours, at least seven people were killed in different parts of the state in rain-related incidents.
While in the northern Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, three people died in a landslide, the authorities reported on Sunday.
Police said that various roads have been blocked for traffic after heavy rains caused landslides in the state.
The torrential rains also resulted in the closure of more than 800 roads, including six national highways, across Himachal Pradesh.
India Meteorological Department said on Sunday that the northern states of the country have reported "heavy to very heavy" rainfall during the last 24 hours.
Several parts of the Indian capital were waterlogged causing long traffic jams.
Delhi's local fire and emergency officials said they attended 15 “house collapse calls” in the state in which one woman died.
Delhi's Chief Minister said people were very "upset" due to water logging and officers of all departments have been instructed "to cancel the Sunday holiday and get on the ground," the Indian Express reported.
In the state of Uttarakhand, at least two persons died after parts of two houses collapsed.
In another incident, a jeep carrying 11 pilgrims from a temple fell into the river Ganga killing three passengers and injuring five others.
The Indian Army reported two of its soldiers were swept away in a flash flood while crossing a river during an area domination patrol in the Poonch region of the Indian-administered Kashmir.
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