Red alert issued for Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; heavy rainfall predicted over next 72 hours

The IMD on Monday predicted heavy rainfall over most districts of Uttarakhand and parts of Himachal Pradesh. Authorities in both states have been asked to remain alert.

A red alert warning of heavy to very heavy rain has been issued for most of Uttarakhand's 13 districts, along with parts of Himachal Pradesh. The development comes less than 24 hours after the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) issued a similar alert for Uttarakhand. Districtwise and Stationwise nowcast at 1600IST today. For details kindly visit: https://t.co/w8q0AaMm0I Report any severe weather at:https://t.co/5Mp3RKfD4yDownload Damini App for Lightning Alerts:https://t.co/IYCSTf9o1Uhttps://t.co/gRs5rUfLW3 pic.twitter.com/SAtJRHTUIh In a statement on Sunday, the SDRF had predicted heavy to very heavy rain across Uttarakhand between July 19 and July 21.