At least 28 dead in North India rain rampage, Himachal worst-hit

Heavy rain in several parts of northern India has brought the region to its knees and claimed more than 28 lives in the last three days. In cities, many roads and buildings remain submerged in knee-deep water.

The Met department has predicted more downpours for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Delhi, and its adjoining areas in the next few days.

People from Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Delhi shared online horrifying images of the chaos - vehicles floating like paper boats, muddy waters gushing into residential areas, structures submerged on the banks of swollen rivers, and land subsidence.

In Himachal Pradesh, landslides and flash floods triggered by incessant rain damaged houses and structures and crippled normal life. Some shops and vehicles were also washed away in flash floods in Manali, Kullu, Kinnaur, and Chamba as all major rivers - including Ravi, Beas, Satluj, Swan, and Chenab - are in flood. All schools in Gurgaon and Delhi remain closed today as heavy rain has led to waterlogging.

The Delhi government has set up 16 control rooms to monitor flood-prone areas after Haryana released more than one million cusecs of water from the Hathnikund barrage into the Yamuna River.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will chair a high-level meeting to discuss waterlogging caused by rain in the city and rising water levels in the Yamuna.

A red alert has been issued for Kathua and Samba districts in Jammu and Kashmir. Though the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Sunday from Panjtarni and Sheshnag base camps after being suspended for three days.

Heavy rain in several parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana led to massive waterlogging and flooding in low-lying areas, prompting authorities to spring into action in the worst-hit areas. The IMD said the interaction between the Western Disturbance and Monsoon winds is leading to intense rainfall over northwest India.