In some states, the bad weather has caused toppled trees, flooded homes, and stopped key roads. This extreme weather is predicted to last into Friday. Due to the Yamuna River's dangerously high water levels, Delhi was placed on high alert for flooding on Tuesday. Since then, authorities have moved thousands of residents who were living close to the river's banks to safer areas. Other vulnerable residents have also been advised to get ready to leave if necessary. Due to excessive rain, a crucial bridge over the river was closed to traffic, and schools were closed for a second day.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, stated that although the next two days will be critical for the city, his administration was ready to handle any circumstance. India's weather service has issued a warning that the area will likely experience heavy rainfall far into the weekend.
Teams from the Indian army and the National Disaster Response Force have been conducting rescue operations in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand after landslides and flash floods destroyed highways and structures.
Over 700 roads and important highways in Himachal Pradesh have been closed as a result of landslides. There have also been reports of severe water logging in the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana.
A national highway was destroyed, leaving hundreds of pilgrims stuck in adjacent districts, and the Amarnath Yatra, an annual Hindu pilgrimage to a Himalayan cave shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir, has also been suspended for the fourth day in a row. The annual monsoon rains, which fall in India from June to September, are a lifeline, but they also frequently result in fatalities and extensive property damage.
The persistent rains in India come only weeks after a severe heat wave that devastated most of the country's north. The country has been seeing increasingly unpredictable weather in recent years. Flooding is caused by a variety of variables, but researchers agree that one of the main ones is climate change brought on by human-induced global warming.
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