Guwahati: Assam as well as Meghalaya braces for heavy rain and thunderstorms starting today.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted widespread showers and warned of potential flooding, river rises, and landslides in the state over the next few days.
Rainfall accumulations could exceed 150 mm in some areas, posing a significant risk in Assam and Meghalaya.
Meanwhile, the monsoon continues its advance southward, reaching southern Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Residents in these regions can expect increased rainfall activity in the coming days.
While Assam contends with heavy rainfall, heatwave conditions are expected to persist in Northern India.
However, the scorching temperatures exceeding 40°C are likely to recede from the Southern Peninsula later this week.
In the west, a western disturbance will bring rain to the Western Himalayan Region starting Tuesday, June 4.
Apart from Assam, widespread showers and thunderstorms are also predicted for Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Sikkim.
It may be mentioned that with the heavy rains, floods have also been reported across Assam.
The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Sunday, June 2, with three more fatalities, including two children, reported over the past 24 hours, and over 5.35 lakh people affected across 10 districts.
According to the flood bulletin released by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Sunday night, two deaths were reported from Cachar, while another was reported from Nagaon district.
With this, the death toll in the current wave of floods has climbed to 14. On the other hand, two persons, including a child, are reported missing in the Cachar district.
Nagaon continued to remain the worst-hit district for the second consecutive day where 3,03,567 people remained affected, followed by Cachar (1,09,798), Hojai (86,382) and Karimganj (20,463). As many as 39,269 displaced people are taking refuge in 193 relief camps across six districts, the ASDMA bulletin said.