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A holiday has been declared to schools and colleges in Karnataka’s Bangalore amid heavy downpour, on August 30. The rains have caused several trees to be uprooted, and water-logging at various locations of the city. With this, daily commute has been impacted for thousands. On August 29, CM Basavaraj Bommai visited flood-hit areas of Ramnagar district, and inspected the large-scale damage to the crops. 

The rain situation has worsened in Pakistan's Balochistan, with ten more deaths having been recorded in the past three days, on August 15. The heavy downpour has wrecked havoc to infrastructure including houses, bridges and roads. Flash floods have damaged over 200 houses in Qila Abdullah, informed Geo News. The recent rains induced by the Monsoon season has destroyed over 1000 houses in Balochistan.

In Gujarat's Rajkot, flood-like situation has been caused incessant rainfall, which has claimed at least one life, on July 12. An alert has been issued to residents living in the lower reaches. Meanwhile, two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in the area, and schools were closed. "We have around 500 backup ambulances and over 400 tractors and dumpers, said Rajkot Collector Arun Mahesh Babu.

16 people died in seven districts of Bihar on June 28 as a result of lightning strikes and thunderstorms. East Champaran had four lightning-related fatalities, Bhojpur had three, Saran had three, West Champaran had two, Araria had two, Banka had one, and Muzaffarpur had one. India Meteorological Department forecasted heavy rain in Bihar on June 29 and 30. However, moderate rain is expected throughout Bihar on July 1 and 2. 

As per the reports of IMD, Delhi and its adjoining areas to witness light rainfall on February 22. Further, states such as Punjab, Chandigarh, West UP, and Rajasthan will receive a wet spell on February 22 and 23 due to approaching Western Disturbance. Regions like Jammu, Ladakh, and Gilgit will experience isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall. Moreover, moderate rainfall is predicted over Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal.