The Southwest Monsoon has advanced into the remaining parts of the northeast Bay of Bengal and some parts of the northeast Bey of Bengal remaining parts of Tripura and Meghelays. Meghalaya, Assam and most parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim," said the weather department.
The IMD on Thursday announced the onset of Southwest monsoon over Kerala and northeast India. The monsoon hit the country's mainland two days in advance of its normal. Normally, the southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala on June 1 and it advances over most of northeast India by June 5. Thus, the southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala two days before the normal date and over northeast India, six days before the normal date, according to the IMD.
As per the IMD, it has also advanced into most parts of the Lakshadweep area, most of the south Arabian Sea, some parts of the central Arabian Sea, and some parts of south Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, over 50 people have reportedly died due to heatstroke in different parts of the country since Thursday.
These deaths were reported as the temperature soared past 50 degrees Celsius in parts of North India, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar this week Four people succumbed to neat stroke and died at the Rourkela Government Hospital. Four people succumbed to heat stroke and died at the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) in Odisha's Sundargarh on Friday morning, said an official.
At least 5 people died after suffering heat strokes at a hospital in Bihar's Aurangabad district, said an official on Friday. The death toll due to heat wave conditions in Bihar's Aurangabad, which reached 12 earlief has risen to 17 as of Friday, District Magistrate, Aurangabad, Shrikant Shastri spoke on the development of the casualties as part of heat-related issues and said, "5 people admitted to the hospital died. When we will get the post-mortem report, then we will get to know the exact reason."