Heavy rainfall kills 20 in Rajasthan

Heavy torrential rains which have been lashing different parts of Rajasthan in India since Saturday (August 10) left at least 20 people dead, NDTV reported.

Heavy rain in Jaipur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, and Dausa left the streets waterlogged. It also prompted the district administrations to announce the closure of schools in Jaipur, Jaipur Rural, Dausa, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur and Bharatpur on Monday.

The Meteorological Department on Sunday issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rain in some districts of the state in the next 24 hours.

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma meanwhile called an emergency meeting in Jaipur on Sunday to review the disaster management situation.