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4 killed, many injured in Haryana cloudburst

A portion of the bridge over Markanda river badly damaged

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THE SHOW GOES ON: Rickshaw pullers wade through waterlogged street after heavy rain lashed Mathura on Thursday.

New Delhi: At least four people, including a woman and a child, were killed and several injured when they were washed away in the Markanda river which was inundated following a cloudburst near the Kala Amb bridge in Naraingarh sub-division of Ambala district.

The bodies were recovered from the flooded river.

The impact of the cloudburst was so strong that a portion of the bridge was badly damaged and the vehicles passing over it were washed away.

Four persons travelling in a jeep from Dehradun to Manali were washed away but were fished out by the divers later. They were given first aid as they had suffered minor injures.

Two people lost their lives in Chatra, Jharkhand, when lightning struck Gosaidih and Navadih villages. The deceased were ploughing their fields when lightning struck.

In North-West, monsoon was active in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh as moderate to heavy rain lashed most areas in the north-west region in the past 24 hours.

The South-West monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of west Rajasthan and its northern limit passes through Jalore, Jodhpur and Ganganagar, according to the Weathermen.

Western disturbance lay over Jammu and Kashmir and neighbourhood and an upper air cyclonic circulation over South-West Uttar Pradesh and neighbourhood, extending upto 4.5 km above sea level.

Moderate rain lashed several areas in Punjab on Wednesdayt night with Shahpur Kandi recording 28.0 mm rain till Thursday morning. Nangal dam measured 7.2 mm, Madhopur 4.0 mm, Ludhiana 3.6 mm and Amritsar 3.0 mm rain.

Many areas in Haryana also experienced downpour. Kalka recorded 9.0 mm, Morni 21.0 mm, Narnaul 3.7 mm and Ambala 0.8 mm rainfall till 8.30 am..

Some areas in Himachal Pradesh had moderate to heavy rain, triggering landslides at some places in Kullu and Shimla districts.

Shimla and its adjoining areas were also lashed by downpour as the city recorded 14.6 mm rainfall till Thursday morning.

Parts of Jammu region also experienced monsoon showers.

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