17 Die In Floods In Madhya Pradesh & Assam

New Delhi: There was no let up in flood misery in Madhya Pradesh and Assam with the number of deaths climbing to 17 on Monday while heavy rains lashed parts of Rajasthan as the Northern Limit of Monsoon crossed Jodhpur.

While monsoon continued to be active over Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, north interior Karnataka and Kerala, rains eluded the national capital where it was a sultry day with maximum temperature settling at 36.7 degrees Celsius.

Seven persons died due to floods in different parts of Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Yesterday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had confirmed eight deaths in incidents related to heavy downpour in past couple of days. IMD Bhopal Director Anupam Kashyapi told PTI heavy to very heavy rains are likely to lash Indore, Ujjain and Hoshangabad divisions, besides some parts of the state capital tomorrow.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Chouhan and assured him of all help in rescue and relief operations.

In Assam, Brahmaputra waters have submerged 60 percent of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located in Morigaon district and damaged around 50 percent infrastructure of the world's densest habitat of the Great Indian one-horn rhinoceros.

Two persons were washed away in Assam. Over 1.35 lakh people have been affected in Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Barpeta and Jorhat districts. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the flood situation.

In Rajasthan, at least three places received rains in excess of 10 cm in the last 24 hours ending 8.30 am today. Maximum rainfall was recorded at Jhalawar (23 cms) followed by Bakani (15 cms) and Jhalarapatan (10 cms).