Overview

• The India Meteorological Department has issued red alerts for five Jharkhand districts and orange warnings for six Maharashtra districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall until June 23.
• The death toll in Jharkhand has risen to six after two new fatalities in Chatra and Jamshedpur, where collapsing mud houses and flood-filled drains proved deadly.
• National Disaster Response Force teams and state authorities are conducting rescue operations in Ranchi, Khunti and Jamshedpur, freeing trapped labourers and evacuating residents.
• Rivers Kharkhai and Swarnarekha in Jamshedpur and rivers in Raigad and Ratnagiri have breached danger marks, inundating low-lying areas and disrupting road links.
• The southwest monsoon has advanced into Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, signalling continued heavy showers across central and eastern India in the coming days.