New Delhi, September 4 (Kiran News): Heavy rains continued to batter large parts of North India on Wednesday, disrupting air travel, flooding major cities, and leaving thousands displaced. Here are the latest updates from across states:
🌧️ Delhi-NCR
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8:00 AM: Yamuna river level at Old Railway Bridge rises to 207 metres, above the danger mark of 205.33.
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10:00 AM: Floodwater enters low-lying areas including Yamuna Bazar, Old Usmanpur, Garhi Mandu, Tibetan Market and Monastery Market.
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12:00 Noon: All schools in Delhi remain closed; over 12,000 residents evacuated to safer places.
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5:00 PM: Delhi Airport records 340+ flights delayed — 273 departures and 73 arrivals, according to Flightradar24.
🌧️ Uttar Pradesh
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Ghaziabad: Streets waterlogged with knee-deep flooding, several cars submerged; 7 villages hit, houses submerged up to the first floor.
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Noida: Two hours of intense rainfall in the afternoon caused daytime darkness. Around 1,000 farmhouses flooded; rescue operations carried out.
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Mathura: Nearly 900 families affected by floods.
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Agra: Yamuna river water reaches Taj Mahal boundary walls; several ghats and 8 cremation grounds submerged.
🌧️ Punjab
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23 districts under flood-like conditions; 1,200+ villages inundated.
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30 people dead, 3 missing so far due to floods.
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State government orders schools and colleges closed until September 7.
🌧️ Haryana
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Flooding reported in Jhajjar, Hisar, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra and Panchkula.
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3–5 feet waterlogging in several areas; over 200 schools closed.
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Ambala: Hundreds of houses submerged in 2–4 feet water.
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Continuous water discharge from Hathinikund Barrage for 67 hours.
🌧️ Himachal Pradesh
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1,300+ roads blocked due to landslides and flash floods.
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Last 24 hours: 11 deaths reported from house collapses and landslides.
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Kullu: 2 people killed in morning landslide.
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Mandi (Sundernagar): Two homes destroyed; 7 killed, 4 bodies recovered later.
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Schools and colleges closed in 7 districts.
🌧️ Madhya Pradesh
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Seasonal rainfall so far: 970.28 mm, which is 104% of normal (800.1 mm).
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State’s average normal rainfall: 939.8 mm; last year recorded 1,117.6 mm.
👉 Weather Department Alert: Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in several parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan in the next 24 hours.
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