Intense Monsoon in North India Cause Flooding in Several Areas, Huge Damage, and 19 Deaths

Heavy rainfall in North India leads to flash floods, loss of life, widespread damage, and landslides in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, along with other areas.

Written by: Arjita Gupta

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: July 10, 2023

An intense period of monsoon rain caused significant damage, as well as the loss of life and property, in the states of northern India. Several areas of North India are still being pummelled by rain today. The Himachal Pradesh IMD on Saturday issued a red alert for seven districts and an orange alert for three districts for the upcoming 48 hours. IMD has sent out alerts for landslides and flash floods in the state. Delhi is under yellow alert for now.

There is a very high likelihood of very heavy to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, according to the orange and red alerts that the IMD has issued for the region. A yellow signal has also been issued by the weather service for Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. Nineteen people were killed in landslides and other rain-related disasters on Sunday as torrential rains hammered portions of north India. Most rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, were in flow.

Numerous streets and residential areas were covered in knee-deep water in cities and towns throughout the region as a result of the civic system's inability to withstand the record rains in knee-deep water with the civic system unable to hold on in the face of record rains. Six persons were left trapped in the Nagwain village of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh as a result of the Beas River's rising flood level. The six victims were saved by the NDRF crew during a late-night rescue operation.

On Monday Punjab, Western Himalayan Region, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Haryana-Chandigarh experienced light to moderate widespread rainfall with a few isolated occurrences of heavy to very severe rainfall. Additionally, isolated really heavy rainfall is possible. On July 10 and 12, heavy to very heavy rainfall may happen. On July 10 and 12, Odisha may have a few isolated areas of severe rain. Residents of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Bihar can expect severe rain on Monday.

For the next five days, there will be light to moderate rain, with sporadic heavy to very heavy downpours in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Meghalaya and Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh. Rainfall that is isolated but heavy to extremely heavy is anticipated over Uttar Pradesh from July 10 to 13. Over Goa and Konkan, the ghat regions of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh, widespread light to moderate rain is predicted.

This will continue for the next two days before phasing out. On July 10, West Madhya Pradesh is likely to get a few isolated, very heavy downpours. IMD has forecasted widespread light to moderate rainfall in South India over the next four days, with sporadic heavy rains quite possible over Kerala and Coastal Karnataka.