Weather Updates LIVE: IMD predicts very heavy rainfall for Karnataka and Telangana; Kerala on orange alert
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Heavy to very heavy rainfall has been predicted for coastal and interior areas of Karnataka and Telangana for Sunday. On the other hand, the India Meteorological Department(IMD) has issued an orange alert for several districts of Kerala.
With rainfall activity expected to pick up in Central and Western India, the India Meteorological Department(IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall for Telangana and Karnataka on Sunday. The weather department has issued an orange alert for nine districts of Karnataka. Kerala | Rain lashes various parts of ThiruvananthapuramIMD predicts cloudy skies with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers till 2nd September pic.twitter.com/jNK9baznJy 29/08/2021: 08:55 IST; Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Moradabad, Sambhal, Bareilly, Badayun, Tundla, Etah, Kasganj, Jalesar (U.P.) Laxmangarh, Nagar, Deeg (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours. pic.twitter.com/zLbPCVVHbB West Bengal | Water-logging due to incessant rainfall disrupts normal life in Siliguri pic.twitter.com/Nxdh7DYVmJ Assam | Many people have been forced to leave their homes after floodwaters entered Dhemaji district on Saturday pic.twitter.com/mwhrZwM7tK Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysuru and Chamarajanagar are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall today and the capital city Bengaluru is also expected to witness rainfall and thunderstorms.
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