New Delhi: From the mountains of North India to North East India, people's troubles have increased due to heavy rainfall before the return of monsoon. After a week of clear weather in Himachal, one person died due to cloudburst late on Wednesday night. While crops have also been damaged.

In Uttarakhand too, the Char Dham Yatra routes are continuously getting disrupted due to rain and landslides. Apart from this, difficulties are also being created in Bihar and Sikkim due to rain. In Uttarakhand, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in many districts on Friday.

Cloud burst in Sirmaur, one person died

Heavy rain on Wednesday night and Thursday morning has disrupted normal life in Himachal. One person has also died. After a cloudburst in the Kando Kansar forest of Paonta Sahib at around 1 am on Wednesday night, heavy debris along with water reached Paddooni village. Here people saved their lives by climbing on the roofs of their houses.

Due to the debris, paddy crop on about 500 acres has been destroyed. Due to flood in Panchbhaiya's ravine, paddy crop on 1000 bighas has been destroyed. At the same time, the water level of Bata river rose and touched the bridge.

Due to the rising water level of Giri river, four flood gates of Jaton Barrage were opened on Thursday morning at 4:12. Dhaula Kuan in Sirmaur district recorded the highest rainfall of 275 mm in 24 hours in September based on the data available since 2010.

10 km long jam on Badrinath Highway

Due to heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, a landslide occurred between Khankra and Narkota on the Badrinath Highway on Thursday, causing a 10 km long jam. The highway remained blocked for about 11 hours due to a large amount of debris and boulders falling from the hill. During this time, more than 5,000 passengers were stranded in about 900 vehicles. Movement on the highway was also disrupted for five hours due to landslides in Chatwapipal and Kameda. Due to this, about 2,000 passengers and local people were stranded in more than 500 vehicles on both sides.

Due to continuous falling of stones from the hill, there were a lot of problems in removing the debris. Due to absence of shops at many places, the pilgrims did not even get food items and water. Vehicles carrying milk, vegetables and other daily use items were stuck in the jam and these could not be supplied to the nearby areas on time. In Pithoragarh, the Tawaghat highway remained closed for eight hours due to debris at three places. Due to this, 28 Kailash pilgrims were also stranded.

Rain causes havoc in Mumbai

The heavy rain that started suddenly on Wednesday evening in Mumbai increased the trouble of the people. Due to this, there was waterlogging and traffic jam at many places. People returning home from their offices faced problems due to the rain that started in the evening. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts today.

Rain will continue in Bihar till October 2

As soon as the monsoon became active again in Bihar, rainfall has increased. According to the Meteorological Department, there will be sporadic rainfall in the state including Patna till October 2. The weather has remained normal due to intermittent rainfall at different places including Patna for the last two days. Orange alert has been issued for very heavy rainfall at one or two places in Sitamarhi, Shivhar, East and West Champaran districts during the next 24 hours. At the same time, yellow alert has been issued for heavy rainfall in 10 districts.

Disaster came after rain in Sikkim

After the record heat in September, the rain has brought relief to the people of Sikkim. But the rain has brought trouble along with relief. Due to continuous rain, landslides have occurred at many places. Due to this, many roads in the state have been closed. To restore normal traffic, work is going on to remove the debris and stones lying on the road.