New Delhi: With Monsoon setting over in many parts of the country, incessant rains have swollen many rivers and created flood-like situation in the states of Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir.
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday declared a flood situation in Kashmir Valley as Jhelum river crossed the danger mark in Srinagar following incessant rains.
The level of the river at Sangam in Anantnag district was 26.80 ft, which is above the danger mark, while it was 19.80 ft at Ram Munshibagh in Srinagar city at 8 am, also above the danger mark.Jammu-Srinagar highway has been closed due to heavy rainfall.
At least 45 people died due to heavy rains and flood like situation which prevails in Saurashtra and south Gujarat since the last 24 hours. Gujarat’s Amreli district is the worst affected as 36 people died in the flood fury on Wednesday.
Yesterday’s depression over Gujarat region has moved northeastwards and weakened into a low pressure area over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining south Uttar Pradesh as of today morning.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that that isolated heavy rain fall is forecast for next 24 hours at many places in Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, Saurashtra and Kutch regions.
Bureau report
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