Mumbai Rains Highlights: IMD sounds ‘red’ alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar

For the upcoming three hours, a red warning has been issued by the IMD for the Nashik, Dhule and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra, indicating very heavy rainfall to continue during this period.

The IMD has also issued an orange warning for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Jalgaon districts for the next three hours, indicating heavy rainfall to continue, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds.

Meanwhile, a yellow warning has been issued by the IMD for Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Ahilyanagar and Chhatrapati Shambhaji Nagar for the next three hours, indicating a moderate spell of rainfall to continue during this period.

Commuters wait on the platform during heavy rains in Mumbai. (Express Photos/Akash Patil)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday reviewed the rainfall situation and ongoing relief operations in eight Marathwada districts and Solapur, and directed officials to intensify field-level efforts.

Incessant rains pounded several parts of Marathwada on Saturday, cutting off villages and inundating low-lying roads and bridges in the traditionally drought-prone region, officials earlier said.

Solapur, located in western Maharashtra, has also witnessed heavy rains and crop damage.

With water discharge from dams being increased due to heavy rainfall, Fadnavis stressed the need to focus on the advance evacuation of people from vulnerable areas, a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Sunday.

He instructed officials to ensure adequate arrangements for food, drinking water and healthcare facilities at relief camps, the statement said. --PTI

All four roads in Gandhi Market near Matunga are operational.

Commuters in heavy rain, at SV Road, Andheri West, in Mumbai (Express Photo/Sankhadeep Banerjee)

As heavy rains lashed Mumbai since last night, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) observatory at Colaba recorded 120.8 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, followed by 83.8 mm at Santacruze observatory.

Mumbai has been kept under a red alert for today, as the weather bureau has indicated heavy to very heavy rains will continue across the city throughout the day.

Meanwhile, heavy rains lashed parts of Goa, including the capital city Panaji, in the last 24 hours. The IMD has issued a 'yellow alert', predicting heavy showers in the coastal state for four days till October 1.

Commuters wade through rainwater mixed with garbage at Dadar market as heavy showers leave the area littered with waste. (Express Photos/Akash Patil)