Health & Environment

Heavy rain floods Chhattisgarh, leaving one dead and cutting off villages

Hindustan Times1h
THE BRIEF
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Incessant heavy rain lashed Chhattisgarh on Friday, triggering severe flooding, waterlogging, and a rain-related death in Kondagaon where a 40-year-old farmer drowned.

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District administrations declared school holidays in eight districts—Dantewada, Bijapur, Kondagaon, Kanker, Bastar, Gariaband, Dhamtari, and Durg—while postponing quarterly examinations.

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The Meteorological Centre in Raipur forecasted light to moderate rain at most places over the next 24 hours, with isolated heavy rainfall and thunderstorms likely.