IMD warns of flash flood risk in northeast as monsoon intensifies across India
The monsoon is set to intensify across large parts of India this week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of risks of flash floods
The monsoon is set to intensify across large parts of India this week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of risks of flash floods in parts of the Northeast and forecasting extremely heavy rainfall in several states over the next seven days. The IMD has flagged a low to moderate flash flood risk over the next 24 hours for parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, where widespread heavy rain is expected. Surface runoff and inundation are likely in low-lying areas and places with fully saturated soils. Also Read | Indian reservoir water level drops 39% even as monsoon rainfall improves The districts at risk include Changlang, Dibang Valley, East Kameng, Papum Pare and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh; Cachar, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup Metro, Karbi Anglong, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Tinsukia in Assam; and East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya.
The weather office has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall across the Northeast and adjoining eastern India over the next seven days. Extremely heavy rainfall of 21 cm or more is likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, as well as Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. Active monsoon conditions are expected to keep rainfall widespread across the Northeast through the week. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to witness fairly widespread to widespread rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. Heavy rainfall is also expected over Kerala and coastal and south interior Karnataka during the next six to seven days. The wet spell is forecast to extend across eastern India as well.
Gangetic West Bengal, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha are expected to receive widespread rainfall, with thunderstorms and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph, reaching up to 50 kmph at isolated places over the next several days. Northwest India is also likely to remain under the influence of active monsoon conditions. The IMD has forecast widespread rainfall with thunderstorms and gusty winds across the region over the coming week. Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad are expected to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with thunderstorms and wind speeds of 30-40 kmph, gusting up to 50 kmph, during 4-7 August. Similar conditions are forecast over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during 4-9 August.
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