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Monsoon Deluge Floods Sawai Madhopur, Disrupts Rail Traffic as Rescues Continue

Forecasts call for more heavy rain due to a revived monsoon.

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Overview

  • Sawai Madhopur recorded 254 mm of rain in 24 hours, the highest in Rajasthan, as IMD warnings remain in effect for further downpours.
  • At least one person died after a car was swept off NH‑552 near Kushali Darra, and searches are ongoing for others from the vehicle and a separate boat mishap.
  • Officials said a boat at Surwal Dam carried about eight people; six survived, one was rescued by the SDRF and one remained missing.
  • Floodwater submerged tracks and disabled signals at Sawai Madhopur station, halting and rescheduling multiple long‑distance trains on Jaipur, Delhi and Mumbai routes.
  • Culverts on NH‑552 and other links were breached, urban neighborhoods were inundated, Ranthambore safaris were suspended, and schools were shut across several districts with the Army deployed for rescues in parts of Kota.