00:00And there you see how rains across North India have wrecked havoc, incidents of landslides,
00:05cloudbursts that are being reported literally every second day, Gurugran that was heavily
00:10waterlogged, leaving several commuters stranded and vehicles stuck. The downpour led to complete
00:15road submersion, disrupting traffic and public movement in several of these areas. The continuous
00:22rain for the last 10 hours in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh is now becoming a problem for the people.
00:28Water logging from the city to the medical college campus that has been reported the
00:33weather department has predicted rains for the next 24 hours. Delhi is reeling under acute
00:39rain, causing widespread disruptions. Yamuna River has crossed the danger mark in Delhi
00:44and low-lying areas that are at flood risk. Uttarakhand has been witnessing torrential
00:49rains with landslides leading to closure of key roads. The Uttarakhand government on Monday
00:54postponed the Char Dham Yatra and Hemkund Saheb Yatra till the 5th of September
00:58in view of inclement weather in the state. Punjab is reeling under severe floods due to swollen
01:04Satluj, Bayas and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets amid heavy rains in their catchment areas in
01:11Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
01:15More than 1300 houses were partially damaged as well as 300 houses were completely collapsed. There
01:23are more than 260 roads which have been blocked due to heavy rains followed by landslides and
01:30flash floods as well as 6 tactical highways are also blocked. The Uttarakhand government along with the Uttarakhand
01:38management authorities have been monitoring the situation. The SDRF, NDRF and VRO personnel
01:45along with their machinery are on standby in any case of the landslide event or flash flood. The forces
01:52will move to the ground zero and will start working. However, people are praying as well as
02:00everyone is expecting that the rainfall should stop because it's been very hard days for the people of Uttarakhand
02:08living in the hill areas as well as the tourists who are flocking to Uttarakhand in the rainy season.
02:14The IMD has also cautioned the travelers and people to refrain from going to the landslide prone areas and do not travel to the
02:22mountainous regions specifically during the rainfall period because it may cause the life-threatening situation.
02:29The weather department is continuously monitoring the situation and the next 24 hours are going to be very brutal for the state.
02:36This is Ankit Sharma for India Today, Deiraga.
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