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Weather Update LIVE: 12 killed after massive landslide occurred Himachal's Summer Hill, more feared dead
The India Meteorological Department said heavy rainfall is likely in Himachal Pradesh over two days and in Uttarakhand over the next three-four days. Meanwhile, rainfall is also likely in Jammu and Kashmir, isolated pockets of Delhi, parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, as per a forecast by Skymetweather. The water level in the Yamuna River continues to overflow.
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Chandrayaan-3 completes Moon-bound manoeuvres, gears up for lander module Vikram's solo journey
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft performed yet another operation on Wednesday, bringing it closer to the Moon just a week ahead of its scheduled landing. At around 8:30 am on August 16, the spacecraft's orbit was further reduced to 153 km x 163 km.
This was the last of the mission's lunar-bound manoeuvers which began on August 5 as Chandrayaan-3 entered the lunar orbit, inching closer to the Moon. Tomorrow, on August 17, the Lander Module of the spacecraft will separate from the Propulsion Module.
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