Tag: Heavy Rainfall

Recently, a disturbing visual surfaced on social media that shows a bus with passengers on board getting swept away in raging flood waters while crossing a swollen river.

Just a few hours of rain has flooded the outdoor ward of the District Headquarters Hospital of Bhadrak.

Earlier, normal life across Cuttack and Bhubaneswar was affected following incessant rains that continued to lash since early morning today. As per IMD, several parts of Odisha experienced rainfall activities today.

The waterlogging conditions created problems for the residents of Rausapatna, Meria Bazar, Pithapur, and other areas in Cuttack following the rainfall activities. Similar was the scene in Bhubaneswar where rainwater accumulated on major streets and bylanes in different parts.

As per IMD, a cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 16, 2023. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region during the subsequent two to three days, said IMD.

The suffering of animals is no less than that of humans due to the relentless torrential rainfall. While several disturbing visuals of rain and flood wreaking havoc in North India have surfaced, recently, a video has surfaced in which two youths risked their lives to save dogs from the flood.

In northwest India, it has predicted light to moderate rainfall across a wide area, with isolated instances of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, east Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh over the next five days.

As per the IMD, the monsoon trough at mean sea level now passes through Bikaner, Churu, Guna, Sidhi, Ambikapur, Balasore, and thence southeastwards to Central Bay of Bengal.

As per the IMD, the conditions are favourable for further advancement of Southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of the country, remaining parts of Rajasthan and Haryana and Punjab) during next two days.

Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off Odisha coast, Northwest Bay of Bengal adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours.

As per the IMD, several parts of Odisha will experience heavy rainfall activities in the next few days.  A yellow warning has also been issued for some districts.

The State has recorded 27.3 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours which is 205 per cent more than the normal rainfall.

Meanwhile, a low-pressure system is also likely to form over the Bay of Bengal along the coast of Odisha and West Bengal today.

As per the IMD, Odisha recorded 21.3 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours which is 139 mm more than the normal rainfall of 8.9 mm. Malkangiri district recorded the highest 51.5 mm of rainfall yesterday.

The maximum temperature (Day temperature) is very likely to fall further by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius at many places over the districts of Odisha during next three days and no large change is expected thereafter.