About 2000 kanwariyas are stuck at Sungar and Ganganali on the Gangotri Highway. Along with this, 400 Kanwar pilgrims are also stranded in the spate of Kheerganga near Dharali. While the Yamunotri Highway is also blocked near Jhanjhar Gad, Silkyara near Kuthnaur and Ranachati. Apart from this, 179 roads including five highways, four state roads and 170 link roads are blocked in the Garhwal region.
27 Dead in rain rampage in Himachal Pradesh. On the other hand, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'Orange' alert for most of the districts of Uttarakhand on Wednesday. On the other hand, in Delhi, the water level of the Yamuna river has crossed the danger mark much earlier than expected, due to which the threat of flood in the national capital has started deepening.
Flash floods and landslides have claimed 18 lives in Himachal Pradesh in the last two days. Apart from this, 9 people have died in Punjab and Haryana, 7 in Rajasthan and 3 in Uttar Pradesh.
Army Personnel Feared Drowned in Poshana River: Naib Subedar Kuldeep Singh and a jawan of the Indian Army were swept away in a sudden flood while crossing a river while patrolling in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. There is a possibility of drowning of both the soldiers of the Indian Army in the swollen stream of Poshana river.
"A sudden flood occurred in Bagipul area of Mandi district near Parashar lake, stranding over 200 people, including tourists and locals, near Baggi bridge on Mandi Parashar road," the official said.
About 1 lakh 20 thousand people have been affected by the floods in Assam. Relief and rescue work is going on in the affected areas. Teams of Army, NDRF, SDRF are engaged in relief work.
The flood situation has worsened due to heavy rains in Assam. The Meteorological Department has also issued an alert for rain. The situation is likely to worsen further.
Among the foreign tourists stranded due to North Sikkim floods, 23 are from Bangladesh, 10 from America and three from Singapore. Along with this, officials said that 345 cars and 11 motorbikes are stuck at various places in North Sikkim.
Assam flood: Like every year, the state of Assam in North East India has come under the grip of floods this year as well. Officials said that some parts of Assam are battling the first phase of floods in the state this year. So far 34,189 people have been affected by this flood. Monsoon knocked in Assam on 10th June. The Meteorological Department has recorded an average rainfall of 41
Cyclone Biparjoy News: Cyclone Biparjoy will hit the coast of Gujarat in a few hours. About one lakh people have been taken to safer places. There is alert in more than 450 villages and red alert in 7 districts of Gujarat. According to the Meteorological Department – the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy will start at 6:00 pm and will continue till midnight.
