Heavy downpour across states push life out of order

With the onset of torrential rains, several states across the country are witnessing heavy rainfall leading to loss of lives and livelihoods. As many as nine people lost their lives due to incessant rainfall and its related incidents in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the State Disaster Management Department informed on Sunday.

According to the Maharashtra SDMD, a total of 76 people have died since 1 June and as many as 838 houses were damaged due to the rain-related incidents in the state. “At least 4,916 people have been shifted to safer locations, and 35 relief camps were set up by the disaster management department and rehabilitation department,” it said.

Heavy rains also lashed the cities of Ambala and Chandigarh on Sunday. Several areas of Ambala recorded waterlogging. The Municipal Corporation began extraction of water via motor pumps from Nadi Mohalla of Ambala. In the visuals, the roads could be seen jammed due to the inundation. Chandigarh also witnessed a heavy downpour for the second day in the city.