NEW DELHI—Heavy monsoon rainfall continued to affect large parts of South Asia on Sunday, prompting weather agencies in India and Bangladesh to maintain warnings for intense rain, possible flooding and landslides as authorities monitored conditions across vulnerable regions.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy rainfall across parts of northern, eastern, central and northeastern India, including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and several northeastern states. The agency said the active southwest monsoon would continue to produce thunderstorms, lightning and periods of intense rain in many areas over the coming days.
In the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, heavy rain disrupted travel, with landslides blocking roads linked to the Kedarnath pilgrimage route. Local authorities suspended movement along affected stretches and urged residents and visitors to follow official advisories while emergency teams assessed road conditions and monitored rainfall. The IMD issued heavy-rain alerts for several districts, warning that additional precipitation could increase the risk of landslides and flash flooding.
India's northeastern region also remained under pressure from seasonal flooding. Rising water levels associated with persistent monsoon rainfall continued to affect communities in Assam and neighboring areas, where officials warned that further rainfall could aggravate flooding and disrupt transport and daily life.
In Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said active monsoon conditions had brought widespread rainfall across much of the country. Meteorologist Khandaker Hafizur Rahman told the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha that rain in Dhaka was expected to continue for another two to three days, although its intensity was likely to gradually decrease. He added that the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre had issued advance warnings because of the risk of flooding and landslides.
Bangladesh authorities also warned that while rainfall could ease in southern districts, northern and northeastern regions faced an elevated flood threat as rivers responded to continued upstream rainfall. Meteorologists attributed the wet conditions to an active monsoon combined with a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal.
The IMD has said current weather systems, including the monsoon trough and upper-air circulations over eastern Bangladesh and northeastern India, are expected to sustain widespread rainfall across parts of the region through the coming days. Authorities in affected areas continued to advise residents to monitor official forecasts, avoid flood-prone locations and prepare for possible transport disruptions while emergency agencies remained on alert.
