68 tourists stranded due to snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg and Tanmarg were rescued by the Army on Friday evening.
The army said 68 people, including 30 women and 8 children, were stranded in the valley due to sudden heavy snowfall and road closures. They were rescued and taken to safety. They also received shelter and medicine.
Srinagar-Leh highway and Mughal Road were closed due to snowfall. 2,000 vehicles remained stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. 80% of flights at Srinagar airport were canceled on Saturday morning due to heavy snowfall. Due to thick fog, 14 trains are delayed in Delhi.
Roads are closed due to heavy snowfall in Kashmir. In such a situation, Pulwama police and local people took the body on foot to Kazipora, Budgam.
On Friday, 9.1 mm of rain was recorded in 24 hours in Delhi. This is the highest rainfall recorded in the month of December in the last 15 years.
At the same time, Ajmer in Rajasthan also recorded over 21.4 mm of rain in the last 24 hours of December. This is the highest precipitation in December in the last 14 years.
In Muzaffarpur, UP, a house collapsed due to heavy rains, leading to the death of a woman. Due to rain and cold, schools up to class 8 were closed in Ghaziabad-Meerut.
It rained in many MP constituencies on Friday. Along with the rain, hailstorms also fell in many districts, including Ratlam, Mandsaur, Betul and Alirajpur. The weather will be similar on Saturday as well.
Photos of snowfall and rain…
Jammu and Kashmir: Bhadarwah in Doda received fresh snowfall on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar received the first snowfall of the season on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Vehicles parked on the road amid snowfall in Tangmarg, Baramulla.
Jammu and Kashmir: Due to road closure due to heavy snowfall, Pulwama police and local people took the body on foot to Kazipora, Budgam.
Jammu and Kashmir: A local runs a Shikara on the frozen Dal Lake in Srinagar.
Himachal Pradesh: Photo of snowfall in Solang Nala area of Manali.
Uttarakhand: A snow-covered area near Badrinath Dham in Chamoli.
Photos of rain in Delhi and other states on Friday…
New Delhi: Preparations were made for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s final trip to the Congress headquarters amid heavy rains on Friday.
New Delhi: People crossing Vijay Chowk in the rain on Friday.
Haryana: Vehicles crossing the Delhi-Gurugram highway in the rain.
Madhya Pradesh: Photo of night rain in Indore. The cold here has increased because of the rain.
What will the weather be like in the mountains in the future…
Jammu and Kashmir: The weather will be mainly dry from December 29 to 31, while light snowfall may occur in some places in Kashmir between January 1 and 5.
Uttarakhand: There is a possibility of cold wave and heavy snowfall in the hilly districts of Uttarakhand. Holidays have been declared in all government and non-government schools and Anganwadi centers in Chamoli.
Himachal Pradesh: Heavy rain and snowfall occurred in six districts on Friday, following which an orange alert was issued for the next 24 hours in Lahaul-Spiti, Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla and Kinnaur.
Snowfall in 3 states, chance of rain in 8 states
The weather service issued a snowfall warning for 3 states today. This includes Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Apart from this, the possibility of rain has also been expressed in 8 states. These include Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. There is also thunderstorm and lightning warning in UP, Bihar, MP, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
Weather for the next 2 days…
December 29: Rain alert in MP-Rajasthan
There is fog alert in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. There is no chance of snowfall in the states of Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Himachal plain. Jharkhand There will also be relief from fog and cold wave in Chhattisgarh.
December 30: no rain warning anywhere
There is a possibility of dense fog at isolated places in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, western Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. There is a cold wave alert in Himachal Pradesh. Cold weather is expected to increase in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Weather news from the States…
Rajasthan: Dense fog in many districts including Jaipur, Ajmer records highest rainfall in 14 years
There is a chance of rain in most parts of Rajasthan and hail in many places on Friday. The Meteorological Department has issued orange alert in 15 districts and yellow alert in 16 districts. There will be heavy fog for the next three days. There is a chance of rain in 23 districts, including Jaipur, on December 28. …
Madhya Pradesh: Heavy rain at midnight in Bhopal-Indore, Ujjain, alert in 12 districts today; the cold will increase from January 1;
The period of hail and rain has started in Madhya Pradesh. There was heavy rain with thunder and lightning in Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain late at night. On Friday, hailstorm accompanied by rain fell in many districts, including Ratlam, Mandsaur, Betul and Alirajpur. The weather will be similar on Saturday as well. …
Haryana: Rain in 5 districts, hail warning in 5 places, cold wave in progress; 35-year-old record broken in Hisar
Rain continues in Haryana for the second consecutive day. It rains in Panipat, Karnal, Sonipat, Nuh and Kurukshetra. Many places, including Fatehabad and Mahendragarh, are cloudy. The weather department has issued an alert for light to moderate rain in Karnal, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Panchkula and Yamunanagar. …
Uttar Pradesh: Rain in 9 districts, alert in 42 today, rain in Lucknow since morning; Woman dies in Muzaffarnagar
The rainy season in UP continues for the third consecutive day on Saturday. It rains heavily in Lucknow, Saharipur and Mathura. Strong winds blow at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, which further increases the melting. The Meteorological Department today issued a heavy rain alert in 42 districts. …
Himachal Pradesh: Snowfall alert in 7 districts, rainstorms wreak havoc at night, heavy snowfall ahead of New Year
Snowfall occurs in Himachal Pradesh before the New Year. Tourists arriving in the mountains will be able to welcome 2025 under the snow. Heavy snowfall continues in Lahaul Spiti district since Friday afternoon. Last night, there was snowfall on the highest peaks of Shimla district, along with intermittent rain and storms during the night. …