Betwa flows over a bridge in Lalitpur, small bridges submerged in Sitapur, and boats ply in flooded Unnao settlements

Heavy rain is expected in Kerala for the second consecutive day on Monday. The weather department has issued a yellow alert for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur. On Sunday, heavy rain wreaked havoc in several districts, including Idukki and Malappuram. Five people died in separate incidents of landslides, mudslides and flash floods, and two people are missing.

In Uttar Pradesh, the effects of the rain are still being felt in many areas. In Lalitpur, the Betwa river is flowing over a bridge, and several small bridges have been submerged in Sitapur. Boats are being used in the flooded settlements of Unnao. In Barabanki, three children drowned on Sunday while bathing in a pit filled with rainwater.

In Gujarat, roads in Bhavnagar and Rajkot were knee-deep in water on Sunday after just about half an hour of heavy rain. Mahuva in Bhavnagar received 4.5 inches of rain, while Gondal in Rajkot received 3.5 inches. A flash flood also hit the Girnar forest in Junagadh, trapping more than 40 devotees, including children and elderly people, on the route to the Atmeshwar Mahadev temple. The forest department and fire brigade rescued all of them.

In Rajasthan, rain has begun to weaken as the monsoon withdraws. The weather is clear in most areas, and similar conditions are expected over the next 4-5 days. With rising heat, the temperature in Jaisalmer reached 40.3°C on Sunday.