Representational file photo showing floods affecting Uttarakhand State. AFP
New Delhi: Incessant rains over the past few days caused floods in several areas in central, west and southwest India, while a red alert for heavy rains was sounded in New Delhi on Sunday.
At least four people had died in rains-related incidents in the country's financial capital Mumbai, according to local media reports. Power supply was cut in many areas, and several flights were canceled or diverted from the Mumbai airport amid heavy rains on Sunday.
Areas in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, particularly Bhopal and Ujjain, and Rajkot and Junagarh areas of the western state of Gujarat received heavy rains over the past few days, leading to water-logging.
In Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city, cars and other vehicles were seen being swept away by floods.
Meanwhile, rains disrupted normal life in the national capital, as 15 flights were diverted from the Delhi airport amid rough weather. The India Meteorological Department sounded a red alert for heavy rains in New Delhi over the next 24 hours.
