Amid a heatwave and heavy rainfall in the Northeast, IMD declares a “red alert” in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh.

Due to the ongoing heatwave in the area, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert on Monday for Delhi and the states that border it. The weather service had already issued a warning that Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh would experience extreme heatwave conditions through June 19.

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According to IMD scientist Soma Sen, the MeT department has issued a red signal in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi, indicating that north India would experience a heatwave for the foreseeable future. On Monday, Bihar and Jharkhand are predicted to experience extreme weather conditions.
Excessive rainfall is battering the eastern and northeastern states of India, while the country’s north continues to swelter. According to the IMD scientist, a rainfall alert has been issued for the next three to five days for states like Assam, Meghalaya, and Manipur.

The weather bureau expected thunderstorms in Madhya Pradesh, thus an orange notice was also issued for certain areas of the state.
“Over the next three to five days, extremely heavy rainfall (above 20 cms) is expected over North East India, mainly over Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur,” says Soma Sen, an IMD scientist. In North India, heatwave conditions are anticipated.Over Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi, a red alert has been issued.Madhya Pradesh has been placed under an orange alert due to thunderstorm activity.Over Bihar and Jharkhand, severe heat wave conditions are probably going to persist today.
In Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, the IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall on June 16–17 and then again on June 18–20. Up till June 20, Arunachal Pradesh is also predicted to see heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.
On Monday at noon, the much-delayed road evacuation of the stranded tourists started from Toong in the Mangan district of Sikkim, according to officials. So far, the state has had to evacuate up to a dozen tourists due to landslides caused by severe rainfall.
On Monday, Delhi’s highest temperature was 44 degrees Celsius, and throughout the next few days, it is probably going to rise.

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