How Monsoon Turned Vigorous Over North India: Delhi Records Highest 24-hour July Rain in 41 Years
News 18Torrential rains exceeding 200 mm have pounded North India in the last 24 hours, putting several states from Jammu and Kashmir to Haryana on red alert for the second consecutive day. LIVE | Rain News: 10 Killed as Monsoon Wreaks Havoc Across North India; Shah Speaks to Delhi, J&K LGs Widespread rains, which initially brought a welcome relief from the heat and humidity, have now turned disastrous in hill states with overflowing rivers causing flash floods and landslides. “There has been a strong interplay between an active western disturbance over the Himalayas and a vigorous monsoon leading to extremely heavy rains over major parts of the region,” said the India Meteorological Department. Rainfall activity now moves east Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh as well as parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi remained on red alert for Sunday as heavy rains continued.