Torrential rain, floods kill 22 across northern India

A man on his motorbike wades through a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, July 8, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

(Reuters) - Torrential rain across northern India has killed at least 22 people, as well as causing landslides and flash floods in the region, authorities and local media said on Monday.

Schools in New Delhi were closed after heavy rains lashed the national capital over the weekend, and authorities in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand asked people not to venture out of their homes unless necessary.