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Low-pressure area in Arabian sea brings unseasonal rains in Maharashtra

Mumbai, its satellite cities, and north Maharashtra received rains on Wednesday, owing to a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea, the Met department said.

IMD issues yellow alert for 9 districts in Vidarbha; warns of heavy rains

The India Meteorological Department here on Tuesday issued a yellow alert for nine districts in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, warning of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with lightning at few places

Mumbai to receive moderate to heavy rains in next 24 hours, IMD says

Moderate to intense rain is likely in Mumbai, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

80% of Nariman Point, Mantralaya will be under water by 2050: BMC chief

Mumbai municipal commissioner said by 2050, a major portion of Nariman Point and state secretariat Mantralaya, will go under water due to the rising sea level

44 bodies recovered from debris of Raigad landslide in Maharashtra

A total of 44 bodies have been recovered from the debris of the Mahad landslide in Maharashtra's Raigad district from two different locations.Updating about the landslide triggered due to incessant rain, the Raigad District Collector, Nidhi Chaudhary said that 35 people who have been injured are under treatment."Total 6 locations experienced landslides in Raigad district. At one location, rescue operation still continues. According to officials and staff present at the spot, around 50 more people are feared trapped under the debris," Raigad DC said.Eight patients have, so far, have arrived at JJ Hospital and they are stable now, said the Medical Superintendent of JJ Hospital.Heavy rains triggered landslides at six locations in the district yesterday.Maharashtra Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation, Vijay Wadettiwar informed that 136 accidental deaths have been reported in Maharashtra till last evening due to rain and other monsoon-related incidents.Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav ..

NDRF carries rescue, relief operations in flood-affected Maha's Chiplun

Following heavy rainfall, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team carried out rescue and relief operations in the flood-affected lower Chiplun area in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district

Maharashtra rain fury: Around 36 die after landslide in Raigad district

Thirty people have died in a landslide near a village in coastal Raigad district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The toll in the incident near Talai village in Mahad tehsil is likely to rise, police said, as many areas of Maharashtra continued to face rain fury since the past few days. "Thirty bodies have been recovered from the landslide spot. Locals say more people are feared trapped," and official said. A team of NDRF has reached Mahad, around 160 km from Mumbai, and another will reach there soon, the official said. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is reviewing the situation, he added.

Maharashtra rains: Train services hit, nearly 6,000 passengers stranded

So far, nine trains have been regulated due to disruption of services on the Konkan Railway (KR) route, meaning they have been either rerouted, short-terminated or cancelled, officials said

NDRF deploys nine rescue teams in Maharashtra after heavy rainfall

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed nine rescue teams in Maharashtra, including four in Mumbai, after heavy rains caused flooding in some coastal areas of the state on Thursday

Heavy rains batter Mumbai, leave several areas waterlogged, trains halted

Several parts of Mumbai were waterlogged on Thursday morning as the heavy rainfall continued overnight in the city

IMD issues 'red alert' for Mumbai; predicts 'heavy to very heavy' showers

The Regional Meteorological Centre of the IMD issued a 'red alert' for Mumbai, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the country's financial capital on Wednesday

Moderate to intense rain likely in Mumbai; IMD issues yellow alert

Moderate to intense rain is likely in Mumbai, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Wednesday

Maharashtra rains: IMD issues red alert for Mumbai, Konkan region

On Monday, the Raigad disaster management department said three people were feared drowned at separate places in the district.

Heavy rains lashes Mumbai again; waterlogging disrupts local train services

A day after heavy showers pounded Mumbai, the rain intensity reduced briefly on Monday morning but picked up momentum again during the day

As Mumbai slept, rain fury killed 33 people, hit road, rail, air traffic

At least 33 people were killed in different incidents as rain fury rocked Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region since midnight, hitting road, rail and air traffic for several hours

At least 30 people die as rain, landslides batter Mumbai: Report

The India Meteorological Department said Mumbai was placed under a red alert.

Maharashtra CM takes stock of preparedness in rain-battered Mumbai

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday took stock of preparedness by various government agencies to tackle any emergency with IMD forecasting a severe wet spell for next couple of days

Rain fury claims 25 lives as fifth thunderstorm in a month batters Mumbai

25 people died in rain-related incidents as incessant heavy downpour overnight during a major thunderstorm pummeled Mumbai, causing severe water logging and traffic disruptions in financial capital

Mumbai rains: Water complex hit, boil drinking water, BMC tells citizens

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Sunday asked citizens to boil water before drinking as heavy rains over the last two days had led to flooding in the water purification complex at Bhandup

Mumbai records third highest one-day rainfall in July since 2009: IMD

Mumbai has received 253.3 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Friday, making it the city's third highest single-day rainfall in July in the last 12 years, the IMD data has revealed. This 24-hour period rainfall was recorded by India Meteorological Department's Santacruz observatory in the state capital. On July 15, 2009, Mumbai had received 274.1 mm rainfall, while on July 2, 2019, it had recorded 376.2 mm rainfall, the IMD records showed. Another observatory in Mumbai - Colaba - however recorded only 12.8 mm rainfall during 24-hour period till Friday morning. Both the observatories also pointed out that Mumbai has received more rains than its average rainfall. The Santacruz observatory has reported a departure of 609.1 mm rainfall as it has recorded 1,544.9 mm rainfall since June 1. Similarly, the Colaba weather station has reported a departure of 132.68 mm rainfall as it has received 1,068.4 mm rainfall since June 1.