Rain fury in Madhya Pradesh claims 12 lives, alert issued for 23 districts- In pics
The India Meteorological Department on Thursday evening issued an orange alert forecasting 'heavy to very heavy' rainfall in over 23 districts in Madhya Pradesh.
New Delhi: Over twelve people have died and seven injured in various rain-related incidents on Thursday (August 6, 2021) in flood-ravaged Gwalior and Chambal divisions of Madhya Pradesh, officials said. Even as the IMD sounded a fresh heavy rain alert for 23 districts.
The rainfall in Gwalior and Chambal divisions in north MP has now abated, rescue operations have ended and relief operations have begun, officials said. The region was being pounded by rains since Sunday.
12 dead in rain-related incidents
30,790 people evacuated
18,304 houses damaged
As many as 287 cattle perished -- 125 in Sheopur, 76 in Shivpuri, 75 in Datia, nine in Guna and two in Morena. 18,304 houses were damaged, including 15,000 in Sheopur, 2,124 in Datia, 672 in Shivpuri, 456 in Guna and 52 in Ashok Nagar, he said. Four big bridges and 21 medium bridges were damaged in Sheopur and Datia.
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The state has not seen such devastation in the last 70 years: CM Chouhan
“The state has not seen such devastation in the last 70 years that the rain-ravaged Gwalior-Chambal region is facing. Bridges near the Ratangarh Mata Temple and Sankua in the area were damaged and many people got stranded,” a state official quoted chief minister Chouhan as saying during a meeting earlier in the day.
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IMD’s latest forecast
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday evening issued an `orange' alert forecasting `heavy to very heavy' rainfall in the districts of Rajgarh, Shajapur, Agar-Malwa, Mandsaur, Guna and Ashok Nagar. A yellow alert forecast of `heavy rain' was issued for Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Neemuch, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Hoshangabad, Dhar, Dewas, Narsinghpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari and Sagar. Both the alerts are valid till Friday morning, said P K Saha, senior meteorologist, IMD, Bhopal.
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