Shimla: Heavy rain lashed northern parts, leaving at least 22 people dead and nine hurt in Himachal Pradesh and eight missing after cloudburst in Uttarakhand, while a flood alert was sounded in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab as Yamuna and other rivers were in spate.

In view of heavy discharge being released in the rivers in Haryana, the state's Revenue and Disaster Management Department has requested to direct the concerned Army officials to be on stand by.