Monsoon Highlights: Widespread rain likely in 9 states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, till July 17, says IMD

Widespread rainfall with thunderstorm and lightning to continue in nine states and UTs over the next three days, the IMD said in its latest bulletin. These states include Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, among others. All these states have been severely affected due to rain, which have led to flooding, waterlogging and even claimed human and animal lives.

Indian Coast Guard rescued two women and a child from the marooned Toran Village in Gujarat, which has been affected due to incessant rain and subsequent floods over the past few days.

The incessant rains coupled with Wednesday morning’s high tide, led to waterlogging in South Mumbai areas, including Marine Drive, where monsoon waterlogging used to be a rare phenomenon. Read more

We are in touch with the district magistrates of the flood-affected districts. We are keeping an eye on the situation for the next 24 hours. NDRF deployed and IAF kept on alert: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.

Several areas of Chandrapur city of Maharashtra were inundated after doors to the Irai dam were opened as water levels rose due to heavy spells of rain.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast ‘extremely heavy rainfall’ in the city and neighbouring areas, including the ghats, in the next 24 hours.  Read more

Waterlogging near Vandana cinema in Thane, Maharashtra due to heavy rainfall.

NDRF team from Pune rescue 10 workers out of 13 workers of GRIL who are constructing the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway project. The workers were stuck mid Vaitarna river on a barge and were involved in constructing mid Vaitarna.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and red alerts in 11 districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Pune, for Thursday (July 14), even as monsoon-triggered rain continues to batter the western state. Read more

At least 18 people, including six children, were killed in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh while thousands were evacuated as heavy rain continued on Wednesday. Read more 

Rainfall lashes parts of Kottayam, Kerala.

Amarnath Yatra has been paused from the Nunwan Pahalgam base camp early today due to heavy rainfall in the area, reports ANI citing government official.

Light and scattered rainfall are expected in the capital on Thursday, said the IMD.

Gujarat| Three rivers- Purna, Kaveri and Ambika, flowing through the Navsari district are in flood situations; Purna River exceeded the danger level last night. 40,000 people affected in adjoining areas, 2500 people shifted to safe relief camps: Navsari DM Amit Prakash Yadav (ANI)

IMD said thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, gusty winds, and squall (speed reaching 50-60 kmph) are very likely in isolated places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue in Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra, Konkan, and Goa as well as at isolated places in Odisha, east Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, coastal and south interior Karnataka, and Telangana on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Read more

Police and NDRF team rescue people living in the low-lying areas of Valsad district after heavy rainfall and flood-like situation in the region.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday said that the city and suburbs is likely to receive moderate to heavy rainfall today. Meanwhile, there is also a possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, reported ANI. 

Ten workers of GR infrastructure who were trapped in Vaitarna River in Palghar on July 13 due to heavy rainfall have been rescued by the NDRF team, upon receiving requisition from Palghar Tehsildar.

15 people have been rescued by the SDRF from Tumsar in Bhandara district after they were stuck in a temple due to a flood-like situation.

In view of continuous heavy rains and inimical weather conditions, the Telangana government has decided to extend holidays for all educational institutions from July 14 to July 16.

Due to continuous heavy rain for three days in Telangana, the water level in river Godavari has been rising rapidly and reached the third warning level at Bhadrachalam. People in the low-lying areas are evacuated and shifted to save places.

Low-lying areas in Kaliawadi, Navsari in Gujarat inundate increasingly amid incessant rainfall in the region.