Delhi on Sunday woke up to heavy rain and water-logged streets caused by incessant showers for the last 40 hours. This comes as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts more rainfall for the Delhi-NCR region on Sunday.
"All 12 stations in Delhi received rainfall today. Moderate rainfall to continue till tomorrow. No warning issued. Likely to reduce tomorrow, sky will remain cloudy. No significant rainfall from 10 Oct onwards, drizzling/light rain might happen," RK Jenamani, Scientist, IMD told ANI.
Besides the Delhi-NCR region, Mumbai, Pune and other parts of Maharashtra may also witness moderate to heavy rain on Sunday. While a thunderstorm warning- yellow warning- was given for parts of central Maharashtra, Marathwada, and over Konkan for the next three to four days, an orange alert has been issued in other parts of the country, including Uttarakhand and UP.
The city of Mumbai witnessed showers on Saturday, triggering waterlogging in many parts. Mumbai recorded 114 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, which according to the IMD is the highest rainfall recorded within 24 hours in October.
Besides, the IMD has also predicted the onset of heavy to very heavy rainfall in some states in Uttarakhand, West UP, East UP, East Rajasthan and West MP & Gujarat.
Meanwhile, four people have reportedly died in separate rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. While one each died in Lakhimpur Kheri, Etah and Ambedkar Nagar in incidents caused by excessive rain, another person died after being struck by a lightning. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the loss of lives.
