Journalism of Courage
The flood situation in Assam improved with major rivers in the state showing a receding trend of late. A population of 54,467 were still affected in eight districts of Assam, according to an official report. Seen here, the villagers stand near the flooded portion of a road following rains in Hojai district, Assam. (PTI)
Twenty-five lives were lost due to floods in Assam so far, while 34 have died in storms, rain and landslides since May 28, an official report said. Seen here is a woman and her child trying to walk through a flooded road following rains after the landfall of cyclone Remal in Nagaon district of Assam. (PTI)
Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon, which entered Kerala on May 30, has advanced into parts of central Arabian sea, parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, central Bay of Bengal and northwest Bay of Bengal. (Express photo by Partha Paul)
For the 2024 monsoon season, the IMD has forecast ‘above’ normal rainfall and quantitatively, it is expected to be 106 per cent of the long-period average (LPA), which is 880.6 mm (based on 1971–2020 data). Seen here, NDRF personnel remove uprooted trees from the roof of a house in North 24 Parganas district. (PTI)
Even before the onset of monsoon in Kerala, several areas in the state were battered by heavy rainfall and landslides. Seen here, fire and rescue personnel save an elderly woman from a flood-affected area after heavy rainfall, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)
The four-month-long chief monsoon season brings over 70 per cent of the country’s rainfall and the June to September period is key to rain-fed kharif cultivation in the country and for filling up reservoirs and dams. Seen here, vehicles move through a flooded street during rain, in Ernakulam, Kerala. (PTI)
The very first spell of rain during the Southwest Monsoon in Bengaluru on June 2 broke the 133-year-old record for the highest daily rainfall in the month. BBMP said it received 206 tree fall complaints and 41 complaints of branches falling. Seen here, a damaged car after an uprooted tree fell on it due to rains, in Bengaluru. (PTI)
The southwest monsoon entered Maharashtra on Thursday. Seen here, monsoon clouds gather over the Gateway of India in Mumbai. (Reuters)
The weather bureau sounded a yellow alert for Mumbai and its neighbouring districts of Thane and Raigad till June 10 adding that thunderstorms and moderate showers, which are typical pre-monsoon features, will sweep the city. Seen here, motorist wades through inundated road at Pratiksha Nagar in Sion.
