Weather today highlights: 6 killed in landslide in Mumbai

Weather today: Heavy rainfall in Delhi over the past few days have triggered massive traffic jams, especially with the additional chaos of Kanwar Yatra. Weather today highlights: The updates to this live blog have ended.

Monsoon fury across India has wreaked havoc, with floods, landslides, rivers flowing above the danger mark, traffic snarls, and disruptions to the public's everyday lives becoming increasingly common. Additionally, 204 roads remain blocked due to rain-related disasters in the hill state.

What Happened

Delhi rain forecast The national capital has been consistently receiving rain over the past few days, triggering traffic snarls across the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle for Wednesday.

• Meanwhile, an official report from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) revealed that 70 people have been killed and more than ₹90 crore-worth of damage to public property has been incurred by Himachal Pradesh.

• Golaghat is the worst-hit district, with over 65,000 people affected, followed by Sivasagar with nearly 20,000 and Nagaon with more than 16,000 people reeling under floodwaters, news agency PTI reported.

• Tawde announced immediate financial assistance of ₹4 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 towards the medical treatment of each injured person.

Key Details

No alerts have been issued for the capital so far. The weather office also corrected its data on Tuesday for August's average rainfall.

• Weather today LIVE updates: A latest report from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) has revealed that 204 roads remain blocked across Himachal Pradesh, including two national highways, amid heavy rainfall and related disasters.

• A senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation told news agency PTI that the access to the site is so narrow that only one person can enter at a time, posing a major challenge.

• Two people were killed, and several others were feared trapped after the landslide at Gaushiya Chawl in Ashok Nagar locality of Ghatkopar's Chirag Nagar.

Why It Matters

On Monday, the IMD said Delhi had received 234.5mm of rain in the first 10 days of August this year, exceeding the month's expected total of 233.1mm. However, on Tuesday, IMD quietly corrected this month's rain figure to 197.2mm in its bulletin.

• Weather today LIVE updates: Narrow access to the landslide site in Mumbai's Kurla is hampering the ongoing rescue efforts, a civic official reportedly said.

• The India Meteorological Department's Guwahati centre has, meanwhile, forecast thunderstorms and moderate to heavy rain in parts of Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Sivasagar and Tinsukia districts.

What Reports Say

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• Continued reporting by Hindustan Times as more details emerge