New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Rainfall activity is set to intensify over northeast India and the foothills of the central and eastern Himalayas over the next four to five days, while easing across south peninsular India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

The weather office has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall across the Northeast over the next five days and along the Himalayan foothills over the next four to five days. In the south, rainfall activity is expected to weaken, although coastal and south interior Karnataka may continue to receive isolated heavy to very heavy showers over the next two days.

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