Mumbai rain highlights: IMD issues yellow alert, predicts heavy rainfall for 2 days

Mumbai rain live updates: IMD forecast heavy rain on Saturday in the financial capital issuing an ‘orange alert’.

People wade through a waterlogged on Nagardas road amid monsoon rains at Andheri. (Photo by Vijay Bate/HT Photo)

Mumbai rain highlights: The rainfall situation in parts of Maharashtra is expected to continue on Saturday, as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'red alert' predicting 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' in Palghar district and an 'orange alert' for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Ratnagiri districts. With the weather department forecasting heavy rain on Saturday in the state capital, the civic chief has urged citizens to stay indoors and venture out only if necessary, according to PTI reports....Read More

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• 22 Jul 2023, 11:03:11 PM IST

  Significant rainfall observed in Vidarbha in the past 24 hours.

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:33:21 PM IST

  Monsoon updates: Roads, houses damaged due to heavy rains, cloudbursts in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi

  Many roads, houses and shops were damaged as heavy rains and cloudbursts hit several places here, officials said on Saturday, PTI reported.

  No casualties have been reported in rain-related incidents so far, they said.

  Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela sought information regarding the situation from the District Disaster Control Room in the early hours of Saturday, the officials said.

  He also spoke to public representatives and enquired about people affected by the rains and the damage caused in their respective areas.

• 22 Jul 2023, 09:44:48 PM IST

  Neighbouring Gujarat experiences heavy rain

  Heavy to very heavy rains pounded several districts in Gujarat's south and Saurashtra regions on Saturday, triggering a flood-like situation in urban areas and isolating villages amid rising water levels in dams and rivers surging to danger levels, PTI reported.

  In Junagadh city, dozens of parked cars and cattle were swept away in gushing waters after it received 241 mm of rainfall in just 12 hours till 8 pm on Saturday. People were seen wading through waist-deep water to shift to safer places. Some of them were rescued by volunteers as they were carried away in strong currents.

• 22 Jul 2023, 09:15:28 PM IST

  Maha minister reviews rain situation in Thane; asks police to step up night patrolling

  Maharashtra Minister Shamburaj Desai on Saturday directed the police to step up night patrolling in Thane district during monsoon.

  Desai, who was reviewing the rainfall and flood situation in the district, said the police were the first point of contact for people during calamities and hence, all machinery should be at hand even at night.

  Collector Ashok Shingare, police commissioner Jai Jeet Singh, Thane municipal commissioner Abhijit Bangar, his Navi Mumbai counterpart Rajesh Narvekar and other senior officials and legislators attended the review meet, PTI reported.

• 22 Jul 2023, 07:42:54 PM IST

  More than 100 rescued in flood-hit Yavatmal district

  Around 110 people stranded due to floods in Mahagaon tehsil of eastern Maharashtra's Yavatmal district were rescued on Saturday, officials said. Besides the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), an Mi-17 V5 chopper of the Indian Air Force was also pressed into service for the rescue operation at Anandnagar Tanda village, district collector Amol Yedge told PTI.

• 22 Jul 2023, 07:07:11 PM IST

  Maharashtra rain forecast for tomorrow

  Konkan, Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra to expect light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall from July 23-26. Marathwada may witness rainfall today, IMD said in its latest weather forecast bulletin.

  Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over Mumbai during the next 2 days.

  Furthermore, IMD warns of isolated extremely heavy rainfall over north Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra today, the Met department said. Read full report here

• 22 Jul 2023, 06:28:54 PM IST

  Irshalwadi landslide updates: Rescue operation suspended for the day

  NDRF and other teams suspend the operation for the day. Six bodies were retrieved today taking the death toll to 27.

• 22 Jul 2023, 06:04:17 PM IST

  Latest updates on Irshalwadi landslide

  The death toll in the landslide at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra's Raigad district reached 27 on Saturday.

• 22 Jul 2023, 05:41:12 PM IST

  Enough of hollow assurances and politics; prepare policy to rehabilitate all landslide-prone area residents: Uddhav Thackeray

  Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has called for a comprehensive policy for permanent rehabilitation of all landslide prone settlements in the State. He stated that the policy should be implemented irrespective of the government in place as there cannot be any politics over it.

• 22 Jul 2023, 05:31:18 PM IST

  IMD issues orange alert for Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg; yellow alert for Mumbai

  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas in Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts for Sunday.

  The weather department has also issued a yellow alert for heavy rainfall in isolated places in Mumbai for tomorrow.

• 22 Jul 2023, 04:44:26 PM IST

  Rainfall warning in Maharashtra

  Regional Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places in several districts including Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg.

• 22 Jul 2023, 04:20:29 PM IST

  Only designated government personnel and rescue workers to be allowed at Irshalgad and base camps

  Raigad Collector Yogesh Mhase has issued orders to ban the entry of all except government officials and employees designated to the area and rescue workers deployed at the landslide-affected Irshalgad and the base camp area. The decision has been taken to ensure there are no hurdles in the rescue work due to the crowding in the area.

• 22 Jul 2023, 04:07:03 PM IST

  Indian Air Force's two Mi-17 helicopters roped in for Yavatmal rescue

  Defence PRO Nagpur Wg Cdr Ratnakar Singh in a statement informed that a Mi-17 V5 helicopter is being inducted from Nagpur to evacuate people stranded due to floods in Yavatmal, PTI reported.

• 22 Jul 2023, 03:32:26 PM IST

  Behold the enchanting beauty of Mumbai rain

• 22 Jul 2023, 03:09:24 PM IST

  Rainwater enters houses, leaves roads inundated in Maharashtra's Yavatmal

  With heavy rains lashing Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Friday night, many residential areas in the district were inundated, and water also entered several houses on Saturday. Locals said that over 500 houses have been inundated.

  "Yavatmal hasn't witnessed this amount of rainfall earlier. Water started entering people's houses at 4 am and till now over 500 houses have been submerged," Sujit Rai, one of the residents said, ANI reported.

• 22 Jul 2023, 02:52:27 PM IST

  IMD's latest weather forecast

  The India Meteorological Department in its latest weather forecast said, Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to continue over Konkan & Goa, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra from July 23-26; over Marathwada on today; over Saurashtra & Kutch on July 24; over Gujarat Region on July 23.

  Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over Mumbai during the next 2 days.

• 22 Jul 2023, 02:36:57 PM IST

  Maharashtra flood updates: 45 people are trapped in Yavatmal's Anandnagar Tanda, Devendra Fadnavis says IAF helicopters on rescue mission

  Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted, “About 45 people are trapped in Anandnagar Tanda in Mahagao taluk of Yavatmal district due to flood water. We are constantly in touch with the local administration and now within an hour 2 helicopters of the Indian Air Force will reach Nagpur and immediately leave for Mahagav to evacuate the trapped citizens. About 231 mm of rain has occurred here. My colleague Madanbhau Yerawar is also in touch. We are monitoring the situation.”

• 22 Jul 2023, 02:14:28 PM IST

  Raigad's Irshalwadi landslide updates: Death toll climbs to 26; search operation continues

  The death toll in the landslide at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra's Raigad district reached 26 on Saturday with the search and rescue teams recovering four more bodies from the debris, an official said. The bodies of three women and one man were recovered during the day, the official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said, PTI reported.

• 22 Jul 2023, 02:04:34 PM IST

  Rehabilitate people living in landslide-prone areas in Maha to safer places: Uddhav Thackeray

  People living in landslide-prone areas in Maharashtra should be moved to safer locations, said Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday amid an ongoing rescue operation to look for survivors at Irshalwadi in Raigad district.

  Talking to reporters after meeting the residents of Irsahlwadi, where at least 25 people have died in a landslide, the former chief minister said he had planned a scheme to rehabilitate villages residing in landslide-prone areas to safer places.

  “Not just Irsahlwadi. All such localities should be rehabilitated in nearby villages or areas,” he said.

• 22 Jul 2023, 01:52:32 PM IST

  Recap: Andheri Subway has been opened for traffic

  After closing the subway due to waterlogging and heavy rainfall, Andheri Subway has been opened for traffic, said Mumbai traffic Police in a tweet on Saturday. Notably, the subway was closed yesterday due to waterlogging and the traffic was diverted towards SV Road.

• 22 Jul 2023, 01:38:19 PM IST

  At 203 mm, Mumbai witnesses season’s heaviest 24-hour rainfall spell

  Mumbai recorded this season’s heaviest rainfall spell in a span of 24 hours on Saturday morning with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showing that the figure crossed the 200-mm mark during the period between 8.30 am on Friday and 8.20 am on Saturday.

• 22 Jul 2023, 01:37:25 PM IST

  Recap: Average rainfall in Mumbai in last 24 hours 

  The average rainfall in Mumbai Metropolitan yesterday (21.07.2023), from 8 am to today (22.07.203) 8 am is:

  ➡️Mumbai City- 82.89 mm.

  ➡️Eastern Suburbs- 148.40 mm.

  ➡️Western Suburbs- 122.30 mm.

• 22 Jul 2023, 01:35:30 PM IST

  Andheri Subway has been opened for traffic

• 22 Jul 2023, 01:14:06 PM IST

  Condition of roads in Thane amid rain

  

  Due to heavy rains in Thane district, Thane Ghodbunder roads are in bad condition. All these roads are newly built roads after the orders of the Chief Minister in month of May 2023

• 22 Jul 2023, 01:01:25 PM IST

  CM Eknath Shinde adopts 22 orphans of Irshalwadi disaster

  Chief minister Eknath Shinde has decided to adopt the orphans of the victims of Irshalwadi landslide victims. The education and other expenses of the children till they attain adulthood will be taken care of.

  Maharashtra State Legislative Council Deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe who visited Nadhal village in the area along with Shiv Sena leaders on Saturday made the announcement.

  Gorhe said, “Around 22 orphans will benefit from the decision of the sensitive chief minister.”

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:47:46 PM IST

  Raigad landslide: Death toll mounts to 25

  NDRF - Third dead body recovered of krushna Kishan Tirkad, male, 27 years. 

  Death toll- 25

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:45:02 PM IST

  Maharashtra: Houses, roads in Yavatmal submerged in water due to incessant rain in the region.

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:43:16 PM IST

  Gujarat: Waterlogging witnessed in several parts of Navasari as heavy rain lashes the region

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:41:09 PM IST

  Recap: What happened in Raigad?

  A landslide struck the tribal village situated on a hill slope in Khalapur tehsil, Raigad district, approximately 80 km from Mumbai around 11 pm on Wednesday.

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the site of the tragedy on Thursday and took stock of the relief and rescue efforts. He also announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh to the families of the deceased, said officials.

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:35:38 PM IST

  Heavy rains to continue today in Mumbai and surrounding areas

  Heavy rains to continue today in Mumbai and surrounding areas. Malegaon, Jalgaon, Nashik, Aurangabad in Northern Maharashtra and South Gujarat will also get very heavy rains.

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:26:03 PM IST

  Mumbai civic chief appeals people to stay indoor

  Amid heavy rainfall and high tide, Mumbai came to a standstill on Friday. Situation is likely to remain same on Saturday as the weather forecasting agency has issued orange alert indicating heavy rainfall in the city on Saturday. Due to this, Mumbai civic chief, Iqbal Singh Chahal appealed to the citizens to stay indoors and venture out only if necessary, reported PTI.

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:16:50 PM IST

  Maharashtra CM Shinde to adopt children who lost both parents in Irshalwadi landslide

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will adopt the kids who lost both parents in the recent landslide at Irshalwadi village in Raigad district of the state, said the Shiv Sena.

  "In Irshalwadi landslide several kids have lost their both parents. CM Eknath Shinde has announced to adopt these kids and become their guardian. The CM has declared that these orphaned kids 2 years to 14 years of age will be taken care of by Shrikant Shinde Foundation," said Shiv Sena.

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:16:28 PM IST

  Death toll in landslide at Maharashtra village rises to 24

  Search and rescue teams on Saturday recovered two more bodies from the debris at the landslide-affected Irshalwadi village in Maharashtra's Raigad district, taking the death toll in the tragedy to 24, an official said. Both the deceased were women, he said. "Bodies of two women were recovered from the landslide site in Irshalwadi on Saturday morning," an official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said. With this, the death toll in the landslide tragedy has gone up to 24, he said, adding that the search and rescue work is still underway as 84 persons are yet to be traced.

• 22 Jul 2023, 12:11:08 PM IST

  Water level in Mumbai's catchment area improves

  As the city continues to witness heavy rainfall in past 2-3 days, there is a good news for Mumbaikars struggling with waterlogging and traffic jams. There has been an improvement in the water level of lakes crucial for water supply in the city.

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:59:32 AM IST

  Raigad landlside: Death toll mounts to 24

  NDRF recovers two more female bodies after resumption of the operation in the morning in Raigad and the death toll has mounted to 24 now. 

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:49:36 AM IST

  Mumbai rain latest updates

  The incessant rainfall continues to batter parts of Mumbai and its suburbs, including Thane, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange' alert for Saturday. Read more

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:42:57 AM IST

  IMD recorded 203.7mm rain in Santacruz

  In 24 hours ending 8.30am Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded 203.7mm rain in Santacruz - representative of Mumbai - while Colaba received 103mm rain.

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:30:57 AM IST

  Thane district rainfall till 10 am

  Thane district rainfall till 10 am:

  Thane - 113.8 mm

  Kalyan - 122.3 mm

  Murbad - 55 mm

  Bhiwandi.- 92.2 mm

  Shahapur - 71.2mm

  Ulhasnagar- 79.8 mm

  Ambernath - 109.7 mm

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:28:47 AM IST

  Mumbai civic chief appeals people to shift from 95 buildings identified as ‘very dangerous’

  In the wake of heavy rainfall, Mumbai civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal has requested people living in 95 buildings identified as ‘very dangerous’ to shift to safer places instead of putting their lives in danger.

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:21:27 AM IST

  Traffic at Andheri Subway area is running smoothly

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:19:00 AM IST

  Area near Andheri Fire station received 117.34 mm of rainfall

  Area near Andheri fire station (BMC) received 117.34 mm of rainfall in last twenty four hours, according to Mumbai Mesonet Observations.

• 22 Jul 2023, 11:04:08 AM IST

  No delay in trains on Saturday

  In its latest tweet, the Western Railway has updated that trains are running normally on Mumbai Suburban and Harbour Line.

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:56:33 AM IST

  IMD  issues orange alert for the financial capital for Saturday

  The IMD has issued an orange alert for the financial capital for Saturday and hasp[redicted for a heavy downpour till Sunday. Additonally high tides were also witnessed at Marine Drive after the incessant rainfall on Friday.

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:49:08 AM IST

  Waterlogging was reported on Friday in Andheri, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Chembur

  Waterlogging was reported on Friday in Andheri, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Chembur and some other places.

  The civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) diverted buses on more than 12 routes in Sion area in the afternoon, an official said.

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:37:11 AM IST

  Orange alert stays for Mumbai

  Orange alert stays for Mumbai till next the next update post 1pm.

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:36:49 AM IST

  Mumbai received 1691.4mm rain since the monsoon onset

  Since the monsoon onset over Mumbai on June 27, the city has received 1691.4mm rain.

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:35:50 AM IST

  Mumbai rain: Colaba region recorded 103 mm of rainfall in last 24 hours

  In past twenty four hours, Colaba region witnessed 103 mm of rainfall, according to IMD's local weather station in Colaba. Minimum and Maximum temperature will remain around 24.5 degree Celsius and 26.6 degree Celsius. In its seven day forecast, the local wether station has predicted heavy rainfall till 23 July.

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:35:19 AM IST

  Heavy rainfall and waterlogging in Maharashtra's Yavatmal

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:31:04 AM IST

  Average rainfall in mumbai in last 24 hours

  Avg Rainfall details from 21.07.2023 : 0800 hrs to 22.07.2023 : 0800 hrs :

  City : 82.89mm

  ES : 148.40mm

  WS : 122.30 mm

• 22 Jul 2023, 10:18:52 AM IST

  Mumbai rain: Andheri Subway has been shut again 

  Andheri Subway has been shut again due to water logging because of heavy rains in the area