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'No rains in Delhi in 2-3 days. Water entering from Himachal Pradesh, Haryana': Arvind Kejriwal writes to Amit Shah
Ayndrila Banerjee •Over the past three days, Delhi recorded a rapid increase in the Yamuna water level. It shot up from 203.14 metres at 11 am on Sunday to 205.4 at 5 pm on Monday, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 metres 18 hours earlier than expected
WATCH | Yamuna further breaches danger mark; 41,000 relocated, trains, traffic movement in Delhi affected
Umang Sharma •At 8 am on Tuesday, water level of Yamuna river was recorded at 206.32 metres at Old Railway Bridge. By noon it is expected to rise to 206.65 metres
The Drowning Capital: Why heavy rains flood Delhi every year
Fp Explainers •Heavy rains caused waterlogging in certain parts of Delhi over the weekend which brought the city to a standstill. The National Capital witnessed record-breaking showers between Saturday and Sunday morning. CM Arvind Kejriwal today blamed the city's drainage system for the problem
How heavy rain is wreaking havoc across north India
Fp Explainers •North India has turned into a watery mess as heavy rains continue to pound the region, claiming at least 15 lives. Delhi has already broken a previous record of maximum rainfall while other states like Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab have been put on a red alert
Monsoon Mayhem: THESE Indian states are experiencing severe rains
Fp Explainers •This year's monsoon has been fairly unusual in its route, with Delhi, Chandigarh, and Haryana seeing 'vigorous' rainfall. Flash floods and landslides have wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh. Along with Maharashtra, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha, among others have also experienced severe rains
India experienced warmest February this year since 1877: IMD
•The India Meteorological Department said most parts of the country are expected to experience above-normal temperatures while the southern peninsula and parts of Maharashtra are likely to escape the brunt of harsh weather conditions
IMD predicts light showers in Delhi today; Karnataka, Tamil Nadu to witness heavy spells
Fp Staff •According to the Met department, conditions are likely to become favourable for the withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some more parts of northwest and central India during the next 4-5 days
Delhi records 121.7 mm of rainfall in October, second highest in 16 years
•The national capital received 122.5 mm of rainfall in October last year. Normally, it records 28 mm of rainfall in October
Viral: Delhi woman's conversation with Uber driver during heavy rains will make you roll over
Trendingdesk •Ria Kasliwal booked an Uber cab on 20 July when it was raining incessantly in the national capital. She then used the message feature of the Uber app to inform the driver where she needed to be dropped off. The exchange of words between the two has left social media users in splits
Traffic crawls in central Delhi due to Congress protest, waterlogging
•Congress on Wednesday said its leaders will march towards the ED office and protest outside the Raj Bhawan here against the agency's questioning of party president Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald money-laundering case