Heavy rains to lash Mumbai today, IMD issues orange alert
Heavy downpour is expected to continue in Mumbai on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an "orange alert" warning for "heavy to very heavy rains" for six districts in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the minimum and maximum temperatures will hover around 23 to 27 degrees Celsius. According to the latest forecast, the nation's financial capital will be witnessing relatively less intense rains on Thursday.
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The current weather in Mumbai is a result of the southwest monsoon progressing further into the country, with heavy storms and rains lashing central, north, and northwestern India since the start of the week. Previously, the weather office said that the monsoon had covered the entire nation except for the northern parts of Rajasthan and specific areas of Punjab and Haryana.
IMD issues orange alert for these 6 Maharashtra districts
An orange alert has been issued by the weather office for the districts of Raigad, Thane, Palghar (all bordering Mumbai), Sindhudurg, Nashik, and Ratnagiri, indicating the possibility of heavy to very heavy downpours in a couple of these areas. With the heavy downpour likely to continue till Friday in Mumbai, a "yellow alert" has also been issued by the IMD.
Heavy rainfall likely to continue on Thursday, Friday: IMD
Taking to Twitter, the IMD said, "Moderate rainfall continues to occur over Mumbai since forenoon as shown in attached Mumbai Radar Image. Very Heavy rainfall has occurred at isolated stations and heavy at some stations during last 12 hours as shown in below table." "The Heavy rainfall intensity is likely to continue 29th as well and likely to decrease gradually from 30th," it added.
Check out IMD's weather forecast for Mumbai
Monsoon causes mayhem in Mumbai
Substantial downpours lashed Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, causing traffic jams and waterlogging at several places like Andheri and Kurla. A landslide was also reported in a ghat connecting the Raigad and Satara districts of Maharashtra. Over the last 24 hours, Mumbai reported 26 occurrences of tree fall, 15 short-circuits, and five incidents of partial house collapse, according to the civic body.
Maharashtra reports several casualties amid heavy rains
Amid the rains, a 38-year-old man from Malad died after a tree reportedly crashed on him in a private compound. In a separate incident, a 30-year-old man died after a part of a coconut tree fell on him. Furthermore, a 16-year-old boy accidentally fell into a nullah on Wednesday evening and was swept away by the strong current in Thane's Khardi village.
