Toll in Arunachal landslide rises to 10

The rescue operation in Arunachal Pradesh, which was suspended on Friday evening, resumed at the break of the dawn and five more bodies were recovered, West Kameng SP A Koan said. The bodies extricated from the debris were of Pinky Boro (40), Miali Chetry (40), Niky Boro (10), Juala Chetry (10) and 9-month-old Angel Lenua, the SP said.

The landslide at Bhalukpong in West Kameng district was triggered by torrential rain, which had killed five people and injured four others on Friday.

Rain-related casualties were reported in Uttar Pradesh too as at least 11 people, including three minors, were killed in in different parts of the state in last two days due to lightning strike and wall or house collapse.

In Delhi, monsoon showers lashed the city, two days after its scheduled arrival, bringing cheer and much-needed respite to residents from muggy weather.

"The South-West Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of western Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, most parts of Haryana, entire Chandigarh and Delhi and Punjab and some parts of eastern Rajasthan," a senior official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The national capital recorded 23.6 mm rainfall till 8.30 AM while weather stations at Lodhi Road, Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar received 19.6 mm, 3.8 mm, 12 mm and 18.7 mm rainfall. Between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM, Ridge recorded 0.2 mm rainfall while traces of rain was recorded in Ayanagar, a Met Department official said.

There was a steep fall in mercury as the maximum temperature settled at 30.2 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season's average while the minimum temperature settled at 24.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, the official said.