Jharkhand Orange Alert, Heavy Rain in Bihar, Odisha on 29 October
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Seven districts of Jharkhand are under an orange alert for heavy rain until 8:30 am on Friday 30 October, according to an IMD bulletin cited by Business Standard. The districts are Garhwa, Palamu, Latehar, Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega and West Singhbhum. For Thursday 29 October, IMD has also forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Bihar and Odisha, as the remnant of Cyclone Arnab, which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast on 28 October, drifts north and weakens.
Seven Jharkhand Districts on Orange Alert
Besides the rain, IMD expects thundersqualls with winds of 50-60 kmph over parts of Jharkhand. Four Jharkhand districts, including Ranchi and West Singhbhum, ordered schools shut on 28 and 29 October, Business Standard reported, citing The Indian Express. Odisha has also closed schools in several districts.
Check with your district administration before sending children out; there is no state-wide holiday notice in the reports this desk has seen.
Also read Chhattisgarh, East MP Heavy Rain Alert for 29 October: IMD
Heavy Rain Across Bihar, Bengal and Sikkim
IMD lists heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha on 29 October, and heavy rain over West Bengal and Sikkim. Thunderstorms with gusts of 40-50 kmph are forecast over Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal. In the Northeast, lightning is expected over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. For the coastal impact of the storm, see our Cyclone Arnab live page.
No deaths from rain have been reported in these states in the sources this desk reviewed.
Rain Moves North After Friday Morning
The Orange alert for Jharkhand ends at 8:30 am on 30 October, and the system is expected to keep moving north, with rain also forecast over eastern Uttar Pradesh. Earlier alerts are on our Weather Updates page.
Source: IMD bulletin and forecast as reported by Business Standard and India.com; the direct IMD bulletin page could not be opened by this desk.
Image: India.com (file photo).
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