Weather today Highlights: Uttarakhand CM directs officials to remain on high alert; schools shut in Himachal districts

A 28-year-old man died allegedly after falling into a roadside drain filled with rainwater while on his way to work in Noida's Sector 58, police said on Friday, even as heavy rainfall caused widespread damage, waterlogging and road cave-ins across Noida and Greater Noida.

Deceased Aryan was a resident of Choda village in Sector 22, Noida.

Rain continued to wreak havoc across the country on Friday, with more landslides in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh blocking crucial highways, and flooded rivers in the northeastern states forcing authorities to evacuate people to safer areas.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has advised citizens to take precautions against leptospirosis, a bacterial disease commonly spread through contaminated floodwater.

“Stagnant rainwater can harbour diseases like leptospirosis. Avoid walking in Stagnant rainwater!” it wrote on X. Read more about the disease

Two brothers were electrocuted and their nephew was critically injured on Friday while trying to rescue them after they came into contact with a live electric wire connected to a transformer in Haryana's Kurukshetra district, police said.

Rains lashed parts of Haryana and Punjab on Friday as day-temperatures continued to hover below normal limits at many places.

Chandigarh also received light monsoon showers during the day and the maximum temperature here settled at 32.3 degrees Celsius.

According to the Met here, Ambala, Hisar, Sirsa, Karnal and Sonipat were among the places in Haryana to receive rain while Bathinda and Abhoar in Punjab also received rain.

Over 80 families have been evacuated to safer locations after the Khawthlangtuipui river overflowed in Mizoram's Lunglei district bordering Bangladesh following incessant rainfall over the past week, officials said on Friday.

Landslides, rockfalls and other rain-related incidents have also been reported at more than 29 locations across the state, though no casualty or loss of life has been reported so far, they said.

The IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre in Lucknow issued an orange alert for the state, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at many places till July 11 under the influence of active monsoon conditions.

Heavy monsoon rains over the past 36 hours wreaked havoc in many parts of Sirmaur district, including the Kala Amb industrial area, where waterlogging has caused massive disruption for people and closure of schools, officials said on Friday.

A 60-year-old woman was killed and her husband injured after their mud house collapsed during heavy rain in Muzaffarnagar district early Friday, police said.

The incident took place at Khampur village under the Mansurpur police station limits when Saroj (60) and her husband, Krishan Kumar, were asleep inside their house, SHO Vipin Tyagi said.

Heavy monsoon rains, continuing for the past 36 hours, have wreaked havoc in many parts of the district, including the Kala Amb industrial area, where waterlogging has caused massive disruption for people.

Officials said landslides hit several places in the rural areas of Nahan district, but no loss of life has been reported so far.

The main rivers of Sirmaur district -- Tons, Yamuna, Bata, Giri and Markanda and dozens of streams are in spate, with the administration advising people to stay away.

Amid the incessant rainfall in parts of Uttarkashi, landslides and resultant debris near Nalupani and Nagoon have led to Gangotri National Highway getting blocked repeatedly, officials said on Friday.

According to information received from the District Disaster Control Room, several administration teams are present at the site to clear the road, but the rain and falling stones are hampering the process of removing the debris.

Following relentless rains in parts of Himachal Pradesh, all government and private educational institutions and Anganwadis would remain shut in Himachal's Sirmaur and Solan districts on Friday, officials said.

"Continuous rainfall is leading to obstruction of rural roads, increased risk of landslides and general disruption of normal life, particularly in rural and hilly areas. Such inclement weather conditions are likely to endanger the life and safety of students commuting to and from schools across the districts," two separate orders issued by Sirmaur and Solan Deputy Commissioners (DCs) Priyanka Verma and Manmohan Sharma, respectively, said.

A closure of educational institutions was ordered in the Paonta subdivision of the district late on Thursday. On Friday morning, SDMs of Nahan, Sangrah, Pacchad and Rajgarh subdivisions in the Sirmaur district also issued separate orders to keep the schools and colleges shut.

In light of the continuous rainfall in Uttarakhand and the warnings issued by the Meteorological Department, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed officials to remain on high alert 24/7. The Chief Minister is continuously taking updates on the situation and preparedness from the Secretary of Disaster Management, Vinod Kumar Suman.

Yamuna River continues to flow below the danger mark, despite heavy rain incessantly lashing the National Capital throughout the last two days. Visuals from Loha Pul.

Earth movers deployed at the building collapse incident site in the Moshi area of Pimpri Chinchwad.

Streets in Ambala waterlogged following rainfall, floodwater also enters a school. Pumps installed to pump out water.

Continuous rainfall across both the hilly and plain regions of the state has led to a steady rise in the water level of the Ganga River at Triveni Ghat in the pilgrim town of Rishikesh.

In view of the rising water level, the district administration has intensified security measures at all Ganga ghats.

SDRF personnel, the Water Police, and the local police have stepped up round-the-clock patrolling at Triveni Ghat and nearby riverbanks to prevent any untoward incidents or accidents.

With heavy rainfall continuing across the state, the administration remains on high alert.

Ramesh Bhatt, SDRF personnel says, "...There is continuous rainfall in the hills due to which the water level of river Ganga is rising. As per order by the administration, we have been deployed here on duty for security. We are making announcements and making people aware, asking them to keep distance from the banks of the river..."

Comparing the rainfall data for the first half of 2026 against 2025 (specifically for the Safdarjung station) reveals that 2026 has been significantly drier overall.

In 2025, May and June were extremely wet with a combined 293.5 mm of rain. In contrast, May and June 2026 recorded only 59.4 mm