Northern India saw moderate to heavy rainfall Friday with several low-lying areas of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra and Una districts inundated and many rivers in Uttar Pradesh continuing to be in spate.
Cloud cover and showers in some parts of the national capital led to a decline in the mercury level.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 29.1 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal while minimum was 25.4 degree Celsius, a notch below normal.
Delhi received 16.2 mm of rains in last 24 hours ending at 8.30 am, an Indian Meteorological Department official said.
In Himachal Pradesh, gushing rain waters entered some houses in Nurpur area of Kangra district and lower areas of Una and services of fire brigade were requisitioned to drain out the water.
Remote village of Samah in Paonta Sahib was sinking due to massive landslides and 30 to 35 families residing in the villages are being shifted to safer locations, official sources said.
The sky remained heavily overcast and foggy conditions prevailed in Shimla town which received 155 mm of rains, followed by Dharamsala 131 mm and Sujanpur Tira and Guler with 123 mm of rains.