Madhya Pradesh: IMD issues orange alert for heavy rain in 10 districts

India The Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rain in 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. In addition, the IMD has issued two yellow alerts for heavy rain and thunderstorms over large parts of the state due to lightning on the ground, said Ekta Singh, meteorologist at IMD’s Bhopal office, an official said on Friday. were valid till morning. Heavy to very heavy rain is likely in 10 districts of Gwalior, Guna, Ashok Nagar, Datia, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Morena, Bhind, Neemuch and Mandsaur.

Moderate to heavy rains will occur over 18 districts including Indore, Ratlam and Umaria, while 10 divisional districts including Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain and Chambal are likely to receive thunderstorms at isolated places, the IMD alert said. IMD’s Bhopal office meteorologist Abhijit Charobarty said that monsoon has covered the entire state except Neemuch and Raltam districts.

Jabalpur and Sagar received 90.4 mm and 64.6 mm of rain, respectively, while Pachmarhi, the only hill station in Madhya Pradesh, recorded 31.0 mm of rain in the last 24 hours that ended at 8.30 am on Thursday. Meanwhile, four persons, including two children, were killed and five were injured in four incidents of lightning in Chhatarpur district on Wednesday evening.

The deceased have been identified as Nathu Yadav (66), Sukhratiya Kushwaha (50), Surti Yadav (12) and Prince Raikwar (15). He said five other people injured in the incidents have been admitted to hospitals.

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