While the hot weather reaches its peak, the intense heatwave stretches a number of places in the north of India, with mercury levels rising substantially above the 45-degree Celsius mark. To that effect, The Government of India, through the India Meteorological Department (IMD), released a Red Alert for Sunday, May 19th, that informs the public of the imminent danger.
According to the weather bulletin, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, and West Rajasthan are under the notification ‘red alert’, while Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan face a cautionary ‘orange’ alert. Such a heat wave has hit the capital that the temperature has reached a dangerous 47 degrees! 40 degrees Celsius.
Perpetrated the hottest place in the country in the Najafgarh area, which occurred on Friday, the attempt of IMD. At eight locations in Delhi, that value soared up to 45 degrees Celsius, a strong indication of the severity of the heat wave.
On the other hand, the forecasters of the India Meteorological Department predict widespread rains, heavy to very heavy, that will continue until the 23rd of May 2019 over the regions of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, particularly from the 19th to the 21st of May, as rainfall is expected over these areas with significantly high intensity and impact.
The districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, and Idukki in Kerala are on an alert status red from May 19-20 with the same warning group; an orange alert is for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, and Ernakulam Districts, on the 19th and 20th of May.
Heatwave experts warn of the possibility of flash flooding, waterlogging in urban and low areas, life interruption, including social and water supply disruptions, and environmental hazards due to extreme weather. To residents, it is recommended to take measures accordingly and obey the warning by the authorities to stay safe.
