MaharashtraA red alert has been sounded for Kolhapur, Palghar, Nashik, Pune and Ratnagiri districts for heavy rains till July 14, amid the onset of torrential monsoon in the state. Orange alert has been issued for Mumbai for the next three days. High tide arrived at Marine Drive amid heavy rains in Mumbai on Tuesday. Earlier today, IMD predicted moderate to intense rain at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ghat area of Pune and Satara, Nanded, Hingoli, Parbhani and Latur. In Mumbai, the IMD has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall over the city and its suburbs for the next 24 hours, with isolated heavy rainfall likely at isolated places.
The maximum and minimum temperatures of the metropolis are expected to be 28 degree Celsius and 24 degree Celsius respectively. Various temples in Nashik were submerged in the Godavari river on Monday due to incessant rains for the last three days. Read also: Light rain in parts of capital Noida, Ghaziabad
IMD has predicted heavy rain again in Madhya Maharashtra from today. According to its weather bulletin, scattered/scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely over the Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra from July 12 to July 14. At a speed of 55 kmph to 65 kmph.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into these seas. Several parts of Maharashtra have been receiving heavy rains for the past few days amid rains lashing the state since the onset of the torrential monsoon. According to the Maharashtra State Disaster Management Department report on Sunday, a total of 76 people have died since June 1 (till July 10) and 839 houses have been damaged due to rain-related incidents in the state.
At least 4,916 people have been shifted to safer places and 35 relief camps have been set up by the Department of Disaster Management and Rehabilitation. The SDMD said that 125 animals have also lost their lives in rain/flood-related incidents in Maharashtra since June 1. Several rivers in the state have reached the alert level.
Kundalika river has crossed the warning level and the water level of Amba, Savitri, Patalganga, Ulhas and Garhi rivers is slightly below the warning level.