- 1 dies as pickup vehicle swept away in Dhasan River
Madhya Pradesh continued to reel under persistent rainfall on Sunday, with over 26 districts experiencing moderate to heavy showers. Guna recorded over 5 CM of rain within nine hours, while Sheopur saw 3 cm, and Khargone and Tikamgarh each received more than 1.5 cm of rainfall.
Rainfall varied in intensity across several regions, including Bhopal, Indore, Betul, Datia, Gwalior, Raisen, Ratlam, Shivpuri, Ujjain, Chhindwara, Damoh, Jabalpur, Mandla, Sagar, Balaghat, Shajapur, Dewas, Sehore, Agar-Malwa, Rajgarh, and Vidisha.
Following Saturday night’s downpour, flash floods emerged in Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, and Khajuraho. Overflowing rivers and swollen streams worsened the situation. In Chhatarpur, a pickup vehicle was swept away by the Dhasan River. While two individuals managed to escape, one succumbed on the spot.
15 gates of Rangawa Dam in Khajuraho opened
Fifteen gates of the Rangawa Dam in Khajuraho were opened to manage the overflow. Built in 1957, this dam supplies water to nearby streams. Meanwhile, three men narrowly survived after being swept away with their bike while crossing a flooded drain in Shivpuri. Quick action by villagers helped rescue them.
Bridge collapses
The collapse of a bridge near Devgaon-Devra has disrupted traffic, causing long queues on the Chhatarpur-Panna route. Power outages have been reported after six electricity poles were washed away.
In Tikamgarh, a wall and tree on the old Tehri road collapsed, and the Hanuman Sagar pond overflowed, flooding homes in Shiv Shakti Colony up to three feet. Similarly, the vegetable market complex in Ashoknagar was submerged under four feet of water, damaging produce and raising concerns among farmers.
Students evacuated
In Kundeshwar, classrooms and the canteen of Navodaya Vidyalaya were flooded, prompting the evacuation of students. The Jamdar River’s overflow has shut down the Tikamgarh-Lalitpur road.
Chitrakoot’s Mandakini River has submerged nearby ghats, forcing residents to evacuate by boat. In Maihar, rising waters from the Lilji River blocked access to Maa Sharda temple. In Umaria, water release from the Johila Dam continued as two gates were partially opened to manage excess flow.
