Heavy rain causes floods in India

[Turborama]

Source: BBC

Several regions in north and west India have been put on flood alert as heavy monsoon rains continue to fall. Landslides have blocked many roads and have devastated crops. In the northern state of Uttarakhand at least 70 people have died in the past week.

Several rivers, including the Yamuna which runs through the capital Delhi, have reached dangerous levels.

The authorities say rainfall so far in some areas in August has surpassed a 10-year record.

Rain lashed the Indian capital for a fifth day on Monday, causing massive water-logging and huge traffic snarl-ups. Water in the Yamuna river has remained above danger level, and is expected to increase after the neighbouring state of Haryana released more water into it.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11057813

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[OhioChick]

1. Hopefully the rains stop soon...

It's sad the problems that whole region is having with rains/flooding.

K&R

[Vehl]

2. The monsoons are like no other

type of rain I've seen yet.When it comes, one feels the huge droplets hit one's face with considerable force. And it goes on non-stop for days on end..sometimes


im sure the global warming plays a part in this un-natural amount of rains these regions are getting now. i hope india starts to open up the reservoir in a planned manner in order to stop catastrophic flooding

[JI7]

3. are you in that region right now experiencing this ?

[Vehl]

5. no, but i grew up there.

I was speaking about the monsoon rains in general

[LandR]

4. terrible

Yeah there are currently floods in India, Pakistan, and China. Russia and it's fires and record heatwave could probably use some of that water.