IMD Issues Red Alert For Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Heavy Rains Expected

IMD issues red alert for eastern Uttar Pradesh, heavy rains expected

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a red warning for east Uttar Pradesh which could receive extremely heavy rainfall and intense thunderstorm and lightning.

The weather bureau has put the region on red alert for the next two days. The western part of Uttar Pradesh is on orange alert. Delhi is on yellow alert for July 11 and 12.

10.07.2020; 2220 IST: Thunderstorm with rain and wind speed of 20-40 KMPH would occur over and adjoining areas of Hodal, Jattari, Noida, Greater Noida, Dadri, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Khurja, Narora, Jhaginrabad, kaithal, Narwana, Karnal, Panipat, Gannaur during the next 2 hours. pic.twitter.com/5T7CGeSuvT

— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) July 10, 2020

The Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh includes Prayagraj, Amethi, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Sultanpur, Varanasi, Kaushambi, Kushinagar and 20 other districts.

Various districts of Uttar Pradesh had faced a flood-like situation following the incessant rains in 2019.

The bureau has four color-coded warnings as per the intensity of any weather system -- green, yellow, orange and the last one being red. Red alert is given to authorities to be vigilant while orange is to remain prepared.

The IMD also predicted extremely heavy rainfall for Uttarakhand, Bihar, and the northwest region. Waterlogging in several parts of the city following heavy rain fall; visuals from Surajkund and Civil Lines area.

Waterlogging in several parts of the city following heavy rainfall; visuals from Prayagraj, Surajkund, and Civil Lines areas.

Prayagraj: Waterlogging in several parts of the city following heavy rainfall; visuals from Surajkund and Civil Lines areas. pic.twitter.com/jzErg9lcBE

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 10, 2020

The agency said that the maximum temperature is likely to fall by two to four degrees Celsius over plains of northwest India during the next 48 hours.

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