IMD warns of heavy rainfall over Konkan, Central Maharashtra & Gujarat for next 2 days

Torrential rains continued to lash in several parts of Saurashtra in Gujarat leading to a flood-like situation in coastal districts including Junagadh, Gir Somnath Porbandar, and Jamnagar. Meanwhile, the Met department has issued a Red alert for Junagadh, Porbandar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Amreli, and Valsad districts. 

Heavy rains for the third consecutive day have disrupted normal life in the coastal districts of Saurashtra. Many villages and fields have been submerged in water. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will conduct an aerial survey of rain-affected areas including Mangrol, Talala, and Gir Somnath. The Chief Minister will also chair a meeting with the district administration in Junagadh to take stock of the flood situation. Eight teams of NDRF have been deployed in the rain-affected areas and people stranded in water are being rescued and shifted to safer



places.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued a 'Red' alert for Thane, Raigad, Pune, and Palghar districts for today, July 21. An 'orange' alert has been sounded for Mumbai. The IMD has predicted very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai city and its suburbs.

District authorities of Thane and Palghar have declared the closure of all the schools and colleges. A 45-year-old man died and four persons were injured when a wall collapsed in Bhayandar in the Thane district. After a heavy downpour on Wednesday, the intensity of rain reduced on Thursday and there were few showers in some parts of the city. Suburban train services were normal on both the Central Railway and Western Railway routes. However, traffic was affected due to water logging in some parts of the city.