Red Alert in Telangana, Floods in Himachal

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted continued rains in several parts of the country until August 20. The weather agency issued a red alert for Telangana and an orange alert for Jammu and Kashmir,

Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and several other regions.

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Red alert for three districts in Telangana

The Met Office issued a red alert for three Telangana districts, predicting extremely heavy rains for Medak, Sangareddy and Vikarabad. An orange alert is in place for nine districts and a yellow alert for 22 districts in the state for Thursday. The IMD predicted isolated heavy rainfall likely over Telangana until August 20, along with isolated very heavy rainfall on August 15, 16 and 17. Hyderabad is expected to receive heavy rainfall today.

Heavy rain forecast for sub-Himalayan West Bengal till Friday

On Wednesday, the Met Office predicted heavy rains in the sub-Himalayan districts of West Bengal until August 15. Rains lashed several places in north Bengal, including Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, and Jalpaiguri Tuesday morning.

Cloudbursts, flash floods in Himachal

Many bridges were washed away in the Shimla, Lahaul, and Spiti districts, and more than 300 roads, including two national highways, were closed throughout the state as a result of new cloudbursts and

flash floods.

Fresh floods in Ganvi Ravine carried away a police post, while heavy rain destroyed a bus stop and adjacent shops in the Shimla district. Two bridges were washed away, cutting off the Koot and Kyav panchayats in the district, according to officials.

Floods caused by cloudbursts washed down two more bridges in Karpat, Changut, and Udgos Nala, all in the Mayad valley of the tribal Lahaul and Spiti district. On Wednesday evening, cloudbursts were also seen at Shrikhand hill in Nirmand subdivision and Bathadh hill in Tirthan

valley of Banjar subdivision in Kullu district.

Another cloudburst hit Nanti in Shimla's Rampur area on Wednesday night. The IMD predicted isolated heavy rainfall over the state until Wednesday.

Orange alert in Uttarakhand

The IMD issued an orange alert for Uttarakhand, predicting heavy rains in the state today. Isolated heavy rainfall is expected until August 20.

Heavy showers in Uttar Pradesh are likely

The eastern end of the monsoon trough shifting southwards is expected to bring widespread light to moderate

rainfall, with isolated heavy to very heavy showers, to most parts of Uttar Pradesh, according to the IMD.

This intensification of the monsoon is driven by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal.