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Heavy Rain Forecast Across Northeast While Lucknow Grapples With Severe Flooding
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CNBC TV18•07-10-2026, 05:00
Heavy Rain Forecast Across Northeast While Lucknow Grapples With Severe Flooding
- •Heavy rain is expected to continue over parts of Northeast India on Wednesday, with isolated heavy rainfall forecast for Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
- •The India Meteorological Department predicts widespread rain over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, along with scattered showers in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.
- •Southern states will experience active weather, with fairly widespread rain in Kerala and thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds in parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
- •A Western Disturbance is bringing unsettled weather and scattered rain to northern regions including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- •Lucknow is facing severe flooding as the Gomti River swells, affecting around 40,000 residents in low-lying areas due to delayed runoff from upstream rainfall.
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The India Meteorological Department forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura, alongside fairly widespread to widespread rain across Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Gangetic West Bengal.
Lucknow is grappling with flooding because the Gomti River has swelled due to delayed runoff from exceptionally heavy rainfall in its upstream catchment, inundating low-lying neighbourhoods and affecting around 40,000 residents.
The southwest monsoon continues to retreat, with its current withdrawal line extending through Supaul, Ranchi, Raipur, Parbhani, Baramati, and Harnai.
