Overview

• The IMD issued orange warnings for Garhwa, Palamu and Chatra, with yellow alerts across additional districts varying through October 3–4.
• Heavy rain struck Koderma, Chatra, Hazaribag, Dumka and Ranchi on Wednesday, with continued showers reported into Thursday.
• Dumka police said Savitri Devi, 50, was swept into an overflowing drain near her home on Wednesday night and her body was sent for post-mortem.
• Forecasts indicate light to moderate rain at many places with isolated heavy spells on October 2 and the potential for heavy to very heavy showers at isolated spots on October 4.
• Isolated thunderstorms with gusts up to 40 km/h are likely across Jharkhand till October 6, with temperatures expected to fall by about 3–5°C over the next three days.