Cloudburst in Chamoli, Uttarakhand: 7 people missing: 2500 tourists stranded in Mussoorie, 41 deaths in Himachal; 8% more rain across the country so far.
Uttarakhand has had a cloudburst for the second time in two days. On the evening of September 17, there was a cloudburst at Nandanagar Ghat in the Chamoli district. Here, rubble covered six homes in the Kudri Langafali district. Two individuals have been rescued, while seven people are still missing.
Dehradun has previously had a cloudburst on September 16. There is extensive damage along the 35-kilometre route that connects Dehradun and Mussoorie. For the third day in a row, this has left 2500 tourists trapped in Mussoorie.
This season, rain, floods, landslides, and flash floods have killed 41 persons in Himachal Pradesh. For the next 48 hours, both Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are under a weather department alert.
On May 24, the Southwest Monsoon arrived in Kerala this year. As of September 17, the nation has already received 8% more rainfall than usual. Although the monsoon has begun to move out of three states—Rajjaya (West), Punjab, and Haryana—heavy rain is still possible in seven other states.
The Global Forecast System (GFS) and the Meteorological Department predict that a large low-pressure region will likely bring substantial rains from the end of September to the start of October. A sizable monsoon low-pressure system is developing in the Bay of Bengal on September 25 or 26. As a result, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and East Uttar Pradesh may experience two to three days of intense rainfall, with the exception of East-West Madhya Pradesh. Rainfall of up to three inches is possible in certain places.
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