Flood situation worsens in Assam, Bihar; rain lashes Delhi

flood situation worsened in Assam and Bihar on Sunday with five more deaths and nearly 40 lakh people affected in two states, as ar spell of monsoon rain lashed Delhi but a sultry wear prevailed in Punjab and Haryana.

five fresh deaths raised flood-related toll in Assam to 102. Ar 26 people have died in landslides triggered by rainfall, state disaster manment authority said.

Over 24.76 lakh people are hit due to floods in 23 districts of Assam. Goalpara is worst-hit with over 4.7 lakh people affected.

Union Minister for Development of rth Eastern Region Jitendra Singh spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sowal and assured him help from Centre and rth Eastern Council to restore and repair infrastructure damd in floods.

Singh said central government is constantly monitoring flood situation in Assam, Arunachal Presh and or affected states in rast. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking regular updates on situation, he ded.

In Bihar, at least 10 people have died and 15 lakh have been hit in 11 districts. Nearly 10 lakh were affected by floods till Saturday in 10 districts.

According to state disaster manment authority, Darbhanga is worst-affected district with 5.36 lakh people eir being displaced or trapped inside home.

Several rivers such as Baghmati, Burhi Gandak, Kamlabalan, Lalbakeya, hwara, Khiroi, Mahananda and Ghaghra have swollen dangerously due to incessant rainfall. Many trains on Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj and Samastipur-Darbhanga sections h to change ir routes while ors h to short-terminated, a railway official said.

Meanwhile, a 25-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl on board an NDRF rescue boat plying on swollen Burhi Gandak river in East Champaran district. woman was rescued from her marooned house when she developed severe labour pain and later delivered baby, NDRF officials said.

mor and newborn girl have been mitted to a public health facility and y are stable. A total of 21 NDRF teams are deployed in rrn Bihar. Light-to-moderate rainfall lashed parts of Delhi and Uttar Presh.

Uttar Presh Chief Minister Yogi ityanath conducted an aerial survey of areas inundated by heavy rainfall in Gorakhpur district and asked officials to ensure safety of all dams. He directed district ministration to ensure equate deployment of boats in flood-affected areas.

India Meteorological Department said thunderstorms and rain drenched parts of central and rast Delhi, Shahdara, Mundaka, Rohini, Bawana and joining areas.

Sporic rains will continue in Delhi-NCR and UP on Monday, wearman said. reafter, widespre rains are likely in rthwest India, including Delhi-NCR, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A sultry wear prevailed in Haryana and Punjab, with maximum temperature hovering slightly above rmal in states. Chandigarh, common capital of two states, recorded a high of 35.4 degrees Celsius, two tches above rmal.

In Haryana, Hisar recorded a maximum temperature of 36 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Patiala recorded a maximum temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius, three tches above rmal.

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