Guwahati: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted heavy rainfall over Assam and Meghalaya.
The premier weather forecasting department issued a red warning for Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal from July 19-21.
Extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur over sub-Himalayan Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Sikkim during July 19- 21 over Arunachal Pradesh during July 19 -20, the IMD stated.
Guwahati is also very likely to enter the coming week with thundershowers on July 21 and July 22 and could eventually witness s thunderstorm on July 23 and 24. The city will, however, only witness moderate rain today as per the Guwahati met Department.
From July 18, the IMD stated that the monsoon is likely to shift northwards gradually towards the foothills of Himalayas. Moreover, the convergence of moist southerly, south-westerly winds from the Bay of Bengal over Northeast and adjoining East India and from Arabian Sea over northwest India at lower tropospheric levels very likely from July 18.
The coming rains could be very devastating for the state of Assam, currently reeling from a flood situation. Over 35 lakh people across 28 of the state’s 33 districts are now affected due to flooding, an official bulletin issued by the state government stated on Friday.
“The total number of people losing their lives in this year’s flood and landslides in the state has gone up to 102. While 76 people died in flood-related incidents,” the official bulletin added.
