Entire North India including Punjab and Haryana is in the grip of intense heat. Fire is raining from the sky in North-West, Central, and East India including the plains of Jammu and Kashmir. It is becoming difficult to leave the house after 9 am and by afternoon, the heat that dries the blood has started to be felt. The maximum temperature has crossed 45 degrees Celsius in most places, while in some places in western Rajasthan, it remains above 47 degrees. There is no hope of any relief for at least four days, only after that, there is a possibility of relief rain.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the heat wave situation will continue in North-West India. There will be a severe heat wave in western Rajasthan on 11 and 12 June, for which a red alert has also been issued. The temperature in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh may remain around 45 degrees. An orange alert was issued in these states and union territories on Wednesday regarding heat waves and severe heat. At the same time, scorching heat will continue and heat waves will prevail at different places in the plains of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and northern Madhya Pradesh, for which a yellow alert has been issued.
Mercury above 47 degrees in many districts of Rajasthan
IMD said that during the last 24 hours till 8:30 am on Tuesday, North India had to face scorching heat, especially in western Rajasthan. Mercury crossed 47 degrees in some areas of Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, and Bikaner. Temperature above 47 degrees Celsius (47.4) was recorded in Sri Ganganagar for the second consecutive day. It was above 45 degrees in Barmer, Churu, Phalodi, Jaisalmer and Kota. Temperatures around 45 degrees were also recorded at many places in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, and western UP.
Severe heat in Jammu after six years
Normal life is badly affected by hot winds in Jammu. On Tuesday, the mercury remained above 42 degrees for the third consecutive day. It has been such a scorching heat here after six years. Kashmir's Kokernag and Qazigund have also experienced hot days after two years each. The mercury has broken last year's record in the capital Srinagar as well. The mountains along with the plains are heating up due to hot winds. According to the Meteorological Center Srinagar, there will be no relief for the next two days till June 12. Hot winds along with heat waves will continue.
Floods in the Northeast... Two more bodies were found from the debris in Gangtok
Two more bodies have been recovered from the army camp in Chaten in the Mangan district of North Sikkim, which was hit by a massive landslide on June 1. Superintendent of Police Sonam Dechu Bhutia said that these include the bodies of a woman and a man. Three people died and six people went missing on the day of the landslide. Of these, the bodies of three people have been found so far, the search for the remaining people is on. One body was recovered on Monday.
Rivers below the danger mark in Assam
The flood situation in Assam is improving rapidly and major rivers including Brahmaputra and their tributaries are flowing below the danger mark. The flood victims have come down to 1.60 lakh.
The rainy phase will start again in Kerala.
The IMD has said that a phase of heavy rain is going to start again in Kerala. An orange alert for heavy rain has been issued in two districts on Thursday, four on Friday, and nine districts on Saturday.
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