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Rain related incidents in the northern states of India have left 38 people dead. Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters carried dramatic rescue operations in Jammu and Karnal districts on Monday (August 19), and the administration was on alert in parts of Haryana and Punjab
 

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Over 500 people are stranded in several parts of the state as a number of roads have been blocked by landslides and flash floods. Heavy rains have already taken the lives of 22 people in the state and downpour is likely to continue for another 24 hours
 

As many 3 lakh environment-friendly Ganesha idols have been destroyed in a rain-hit village of Gokak, in Karnataka, pushing the idol-makers’ financial condition into a fathomless pit

Heavy rains and floods in Himachal Pradesh have killed six people and have left at least nine people injured in rain-related incidents.

Punjab, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Belagavi are still under threat of heavy rains over the next two days. An alert was sounded in Punjab following release of water from the Bhakra dam which neared warning level on Saturday.

 

Heavy rains and floods in Kerala have killed 113 people. More bodies have been retrieved from the landslide-hit districts of Malappuram and Wayanad 

 

Kerala rains: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 31 persons were still missing and over 1.47 lakh are in 891 camps across the state.

35 crocodiles have been rescued so far from various parts of Vadodara in Gujarat. Water from the overflowing Vishwamitri river entered several localities in the city, bringing with it many crocodiles.

 In an official communique, the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) said that the overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi has fallen to the good category

 

Heavy rains and floods in Kerala have killed 104 people so far according to official reports. Malappuram remained the most-affected district where 43 people have lost their lives so far
 

Villagers of Shurpali in Bagalkot district of Karnataka celebrated India’s 73rd Independence Day braving floodwaters to hoist the Indian flag. Bagalkot is one of the districts that is reeling under floods and torrential rains.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert in two districts of Kerala
 

Tree branch fell on a private school bus that was carrying 17 children near Nanthoor Circle in Karnataka’s Mangaluru. No injuries were reported to the children who were inside the bus
 

Over 200 people have lost their lives due to catastrophic monsoon. Torrential rains across Gujarat,  Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, parts of Tamil Nadu and Odisha have left thousands stranded