Strong winds are expected in some places along with thundery rain by Monday afternoon, the Qatar Met department has said.

Navy divers and rescue workers on Monday halted their search for survivors following heavy rains on an Indian river where a tourist boat capsized.

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has issued two infographics on precautions to be followed in view of the upcoming rainy season in the country.

Indian navy helicopters and emergency service boats came to the rescue of about 700 people stuck on a train caught in floods near Mumbai on Saturday.

Weather inshore tonight until 6am on Thursday will be some clouds, mild by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report.

Wet weather is likely to return to the country this weekend as the Met department has said thundershowers are expected in the southern parts of Qatar on Friday along with strong winds.

Delos Angeles is all smiles as she walks through brown floodwaters in a white gown and veil before her suited groom clad in flip-flops takes her to the altar.

Twenty-two people are dead and thousands have been left homeless in Niger after torrential rains caused heavy flooding, authorities said.

Patients sat gingerly with their feet up at the Nalanda Medical College hospital in Bihar state when water gushed into the intensive care unit.

The death toll in the incessant rains since Thursday reached 70 on Sunday with reports that 77 people were injured.

The Vientiane Times said about 19 people have been "found dead", more than 3,000 "require rescue" and about 2,851 have been saved.

The toll from the record rainfall has continued to rise, as rescue workers dig through the debris and find the remains of dozens of people reported missing.