Monsoon Active In Two-Thirds Of India, Rain Red Alert In Gujarat

Monsoon 2020:Monsoon is active in over two-thirds of the country ahead of Independence Day on Saturday. A 'Red' alert for extremely heavy rain has been sounded in Gujarat, east Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana till tomorrow, by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). An 'Orange' alert for heavy rainfall is in place in eight districts of Madhya Pradesh, Karna...

Monsoon 2020: Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad received very heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. According to the IMD forecast, more rain is expected today and tomorrow in Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra.

Mumbai has been pummeled by incessant rain since Wednesday morning. The weather office has warned of heavy rain in the next 24 hours in the city. The neighbouring areas of Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri will also see heavy downpour today and tomorrow, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that heavy rainfall was likely in isolated places of coastal Maharashtra, including Mumbai, till August 15.

Mumbai monsoon news: On a day when Mumbai was battling with torrential rain, the highest in four decades, 50-year-old Kanta Murti Kalan, stood for hours near an open manhole, on a waterlogged road, in Matunga. She was alerting people so that no one falls into the manhole. She was there for seven hours before civic workers arrived.

Weather update: In its latest weather alert, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) has said, "Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh, Coastal and South interior Karnataka and Kerala are expected."

The south west monsoon will become active again in the coastal areas of Maharashtra on August 10 (Monday) and will remain so for the next seven days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reviewed his government's preparedness in the wake of the incessant heavy rain in Mumbai and other parts of the state. Three rivers - the Panchganga in Kolhapur, Kodavali in Ratnagiri and Kundalika in Raigad - are flowing very close to the danger mark.

A portion of a building in Mumbai's Dadar area is seen collapsing in a video widely circulated on social media.

Monsoon 2020: In Maharashtra's Palghar, which is seeing very heavy rain and flood-like situation, 22 people who were stranded have been rescued by the district's police. State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh today praised the Palghar Police for saving the lives of people. On Wednesday, a five-year-old girl, who who clung on to a tree for over four hours was also saved by ...

Dramatic videos that have emerged from Mumbai show the full impact of the heavy downpour and strong winds that have battered the Maximum City.

A day after Mumbai reported its heaviest rainfall in 46 years, the situation on ground seemed to have improved with local and suburban trains running on schedule.

South Mumbai's Colaba area, which includes iconic landmarks such as the Gateway of India, reported its heaviest single-day rainfall in August in 46 years on Wednesday, when rains and cyclonic winds reaching speeds of up to 107kmph hit the city and its neighbouring areas, disrupting suburban train and bus services and throwing normal life out of gear. All offices, barr...

Malls in Mumbai reopened after over four months to a footfall of 15-20 percent even as torrential showers whipped through the city on Wednesday.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) rescued 290 passengers from two local trains stranded on flooded tracks between the CSMT and Sandhurst Road station on Wednesday.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday evening rescued some 150 passengers from a local train stranded between Masjid Bunder and Byculla stations on Mumbai's Central line here, said an official.

Heavy downpour, accompanied by strong winds hit Mumbai and neighbouring areas today, disrupting suburban train and bus services and throwing normal life out of gear.

The severity of the situation in Mumbai, which has been receiving extremely heavy rainfall coupled with brisk wind, can be best described through the videos emanating from the city that show heavy downpour, crawling traffic amid waist-deep water and buildings that can't cope with the onslaught of the elements.

Mumbai Rains Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray about the prevailing situation in Mumbai and surrounding areas due to heavy rains and assured all possible support, the Prime Minister's Office said.

The weather in Mumbai -- which is pounded by heavy rains for more than two days -- slid a few more notches this afternoon as the winds picked up, reaching upto 70 km per hour by evening.

Monsoon 2020: A five-year-old girl, caught in flash floods, in Maharashtra's Palghar clung on to a tree for five hours before being rescued. Flash floods hit Palghar Tuesday night after torrential downpour for nearly two days now. The little girl clung on to the branch till villagers were able to reach her and take her to a safe place.

Mumbai Rain Updates: Torrential rain and waterlogging disrupted normal life in Mumbai the second straight day. A Red is already in place for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar since Tuesday. The Mumbai weather office said, "one more day of intense rain likely" in the city. Maximum impact was on the western suburbs with rainfall more than 150 mm recorded.

Two fishermen are missing while 11 were rescued after a boat capsized some 12 kilometres off Gorai beach in north Mumbai this afternoon, the police said.

A 35-year-old woman and her two children were swept away in a swollen drain after their house collapsed due to heavy rain in suburban Santacruz in Mumbai this afternoon, an official said.