Weather Updates: Heavy Rainfall in Andra, Karnataka; IMD Issues Alert for THESE State- Check Updates

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing heavy downpour in different parts of the country, India Meteorological Department has issued alerts of rainfall and floods for the upcoming week. 

The monsoon remains unusually active over northwest India through August, with this pattern expected to persist into the first week of September, according to meteorologists.

• Heavy Rainfall in Andhra Pradesh

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall for Andhra Pradesh on August 31 and September 1. Areas likely to experience significant rainfall include North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP), Yanam, and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP). Thunderstorms are also expected in isolated regions across the state during this period.

• Cyclone Asna: Minimal Impact in Gujarat

Cyclone Asna, which originated off the coast of Kutch in Gujarat, has moved into the Arabian Sea towards Oman without causing major disruption in the region, officials reported on Friday evening. As a precautionary measure, local authorities relocated approximately 3,500 residents to safer areas and advised those living in temporary or less sturdy structures to move to more secure buildings, as noted by Kutch District Collector Amit Arora.

The news agency PTI reported that around 17,800 people have been evacuated from flood-affected areas as heavy showers lashed parts of the state for the fifth consecutive day. Reports indicate that at least 28 people have lost their lives due to the floods.

• Increased Rainfall from September 1 Over Northwest India, Red Alert for Karnataka

A low-pressure system over central and adjacent north Bay of Bengal is expected to bring very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall to Odisha, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, and Mahe, with heavy to very heavy rainfall anticipated in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, and Telangana over the next 2-3 days.

• Rainfall Forecast for Northwest India

Isolated heavy rainfall is anticipated in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad on September 2 and 3. Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana should expect similar conditions on September 2, while Uttarakhand will see rainfall from September 2 to 4. Uttar Pradesh is likely to experience rain from September 1 to 3, East Rajasthan from September 1 to 5, and West Rajasthan on September 4.