IMD issues very heavy rain alert for multiple Arunachal districts

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ITANAGAR: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a weather alert for very heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning across several districts of Arunachal Pradesh in the next 24 hours.

According to the IMD bulletin, the districts likely to be affected include East Kameng, Lower Siang, Pakke Kessang, Papum Pare, Siang, and West Siang.

The department has stated that very heavy rain and thunderstorms with lightning are ‘very likely’ to occur at isolated places over Papum Pare and West Siang within the next 24 hours.

Similar weather conditions are also likely in East Kameng, Lower Siang, and Pakke Kessang.

The severity level of the alert is marked as ‘Alert’ with a high level of certainty, ‘very likely’.

Citizens in the affected districts have been advised to follow the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) guidelines and stay updated through official sources.

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