July 9, 2023 2:52 PM

Met Office issues red alert weather warning for heavy rains in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and J&K

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, North Haryana and North Punjab today, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy rainfall of over 204.4 mm in these States. It has also issued an orange alert for Madhya Pradesh, expecting heavy to very heavy rainfall between 115.6 and 204.4 mm. The weather agency has cautioned about the potential for localised flooding and landslides in the affected regi...