Severe Weather Forces Global School Closures

Hurricane Helene has caused unprecedented damage in Upstate South Carolina, leading to widespread power outages affecting over a million people, with recovery efforts expected to take days. Concurrently, severe weather conditions have led to the closure of schools in various regions of India. In Ayodhya, heavy rainfall has prompted the closure of all schools, with a red alert issued for the region. Similarly, Puri district in Odisha and several districts in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, and Pimpri Chinchwad, have also closed schools and colleges due to torrential rains and flooding. The India Meteorological Department has issued red and orange alerts across multiple regions, emphasizing the severity of the ongoing weather conditions.