Flood fears ease as rains abate

Rains in flood-ravaged north India seem to have slowed down on Sunday, bringing a much-needed breather for many parts, including Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, which require urgent relief work to be carried out for people displaced to camps due to the floods.

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Rajasthan, however, continued to receive heavy to very heavy showers, with the Jaipur Meteorological Centre on Sunday issuing a warning of more intense showers in parts of the state.

According to the weather office, a well-marked low-pressure area over the southern part of the state has intensified into a depression, under whose influence, heavy to extremely heavy rainfall was recorded at isolated places in the southern districts during the past 24 hours.

Officials said the highest rainfall of 210 mm was recorded at Sanchore in Jalore district. The met department further said heavy rainfall activity may continue in Barmer, Jalore, and Jaisalmer districts on Monday.

In some parts of Himachal Pradesh, with Manali receiving 24.2 mm of rainfall since Saturday evening, which is the highest in the state.

Meanwhile, a car carrying three police personnel plunged into the swollen Kshipra river after rains in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district after skidding off a bridge, officials said.