Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (July 10)spoke to senior ministers and officials and took stock of the situation in the wake of excessive rainfall in several parts of India, according to a statement released by the PMO. Several parts of North India is receiving heavy rainfall for the last three days, leading to at least 19 reported deaths, landslides, devastation and flood-like situations in the national capital.
"PM Narendra Modi spoke to senior Ministers and officials and took stock of the situation in the wake of excessive rainfall in parts of India. Local administrations, NDRF and SDRF teams are working to ensure the well-being of those affected," the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted.
Several rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, in north India are in spate. In cities and towns across the region, many roads and residential areas were submerged in knee-deep water with the civic system unable to hold on in the face of record rains on Sunday.
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