Weather Update: IMD Issues Alert For Heavy Rainfall In Several States
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Assam and Meghalaya, warning of extremely heavy rainfall in isolated regions on Saturday. An orange alert has been predicted for Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland, while, several states are under a yellow alert, including Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, due to expected rainfall in these regions.
Delhi Weather Update
The weather Department predicted that the national capital will experience a minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius today. Delhi is expected to have a partly cloudy sky with very light rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds at speeds of 30-40 kmph, temporarily reaching up to 50 kmph during thunderstorms.
On Friday, three people, including a child, were killed in three northeastern states and normal life in most of the states in the region was badly affected after intermittent light to moderate rain triggered by a depression in the Bay of Bengal.
#WATCH | Assam: Due to heavy rainfall in Guwahati district, several areas are facing waterlogging, leaving normal life affected.
(Visuals from the Rukmini Gaon area) pic.twitter.com/oDzsmOrwzR — ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2025
An official of the Mizoram Disaster Management Authority informed that one person died and another was injured after a wall collapsed at Thuampui in Mizoram's Aizawl due to incessant rains over the past 24 hours.
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