NDRF personnel carries out rescue operations in flood-hit Kolhapur district. (Photo: Publicity Department of Maharashtra)Weather Forecast Today LIVE Updates: Maharashtra on Saturday continued to reel under the aftermath of torrential rainfall that left over 110 people dead and about 99 missing. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited Raigad to take stock of the situation in the flood-ravaged district, which accounts for at least 47 of the total number of deaths in rain-related incidents in the state.
The downpour has been described as “unprecedented” by the state government as it caused landslides and house collapses in the western and southern areas of the state. Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur are the worst affected districts. The rescue teams have so far evacuated 135, 313 people from the flood-hit areas of the state.
Heavy rains in parts of Karnataka have claimed nine lives, led to landslides in eight places and evacuation of about 9,000 people in the last 24 hours. The government has sounded a Red alert in seven districts.
Widespread heavy to very heavy showers are likely to continue across India’s west coast for the next two days, following which the intensity of the rain is likely to reduce.
East and adjoining Central India will also receive heavy to very heavy rains for the next two days, according to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) latest weather bulletin. Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are predicted to receive heavy rains today, the IMD said. Isolated heavy to very heavy falls are likely in these regions on 25th and 26th July.
The IMD has also predicted an increase in widespread rainfall activity in the northeastern states of India from July 26 onwards.
A parliamentary staff looks for cover as it rains on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi. (PTI)
Days after over 32 people lost their lives in two landslides in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai, S ward (Powai, Vikhroli) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which has the highest number of landslide-prone areas in the city, has issued a warning to over 121 residents of Jai Bhim Nagar in Powai.
The notice, issued on Friday, said the area is prone to disasters like landslide and collapse of retention walls and houses. It has asked the locals to move to a safer location till the end of monsoon. The notice added that in case of an untoward accident, the BMC could not be held responsible. Read more
Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted relief materials and NDRF personnel in continuation of flood relief efforts in Maharashtra.
Nine people have died and three were missing in Karnataka so far,with torrential rains battering several parts of coastal, malnad and north-interior region of the state, causing flood like situation and landslides, officials said on Saturday. A total of 31,360 people have been evacuated from low lying areas, while 22,417 people are taking shelter in 237 relief camps that have been opened by the government. According to data shared by the State Disaster Management Authority, 283 villages in 45 taluks have been lashed by rains, affecting a population of 36,498. --PTI
In a much needed relief to rain-battered Maharashtra and Goa, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said rainfall activity is expected to reduce over the west coast, even as it issued an orange alert for 24 Madhya Pradesh districts. The death toll from the torrential rains that battered Maharashtra's Pune and Konkan divisions over the last three days and triggered landslides in some areas rose to 112 on Saturday, including 52 in the coastal Raigad district alone, the government said. In addition, nine people have died and three are missing in Karnataka as heavy downpour led to a flood-like situation and landslides in the state, and five people were killed and 18 injured in four incidents of lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh. The IMD, meanwhile, said Gujarat is very likely to witness an "active wet spell" till July 27, with the likelihood of light to moderate rainfall at several places and isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall. --PTI
A teenage boy drowned in a swollen river at Ambernath in Thane district of Maharashtra while his friend is missing, police said on Saturday. The body of Ishan Mohadikar (19) was fished out of the river at Chinchavali on Friday evening by NDRF jawans. The incident occurred on Thursday when Mohadikar and his friend had gone for a swim in the river which is in spate due to heavy rains. --PTI
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued an `orange alert' warning of "heavy to very heavy" rainfall in 24 districts of Madhya Pradesh as showers continued to lash large parts of the state. The alert was valid till Sunday morning, said senior meteorologist P K Saha from the IMD Bhopal office. Heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with lightning might occur in isolated places in the districts of Jabalpur, Rewa, Satna, Anuppur, Umarai, Dindori, Katni, Narsinghpur, Mandla, Sagar, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Vidisha and Sehore, Rajgarh, Betul, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Dhar, Dewas, Agar Malwa, Ashok Nagar and Shivpuri, he said. --PTI
Floods, landslides leave a trail of destruction in Maharashtra's Konkan towns.
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As many as 82 people have died and over 59 gone missing as heavy rains continued to batter parts of Maharashtra. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday visited Raigad to take stock of the situation in the flood-ravaged district, which accounts for at least 47 of the total number of deaths in rain-related incidents in the state.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that in view of the incidents of landslide, the state government would come up with a plan to permanently shift and relocate people living in hilly areas. He also said that a policy would be formulated for management of water as parts of the state, especially the western Maharashtra region, witnesses floods during monsoon due to rise in river water levels. Thackeray was speaking to reporters in Taliye village of Raigad district, where a landslide on Thursday evening has claimed at least 37 lives so far. --PTI
NDRF has been deployed to carry out rescue operations in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district which reported five deaths so far. As many as 89,333 people have been evacuated from flood-hit areas of the state, including 40,882 in Kolhapur district alone. (Photos: Publicity department of Maharashtra government)
Rescue operation at Maharashtra's Ambeghar village after landlside. (Photo: Yogesh Naik)
The fatality count in rain-related incidents in Raigad district of Maharashtra reached 47 on Saturday, including 37 in the landslide at Taliye village, the state disaster management department said. A total of 47 persons have died in Raigad district in the Konkan region in rain-related incidents. The official toll at Taliye village is 37, while the remaining 10 deaths are from two separate incidents of landslide in the same district, it said in the report. The landslide in Taliye village in Mahad tehsil had occurred on Thursday evening. In Ratnagiri, 11 persons have lost their lives in such incidents, while six in others Satara, it said. --PTI
At least 37 people lost their lives due to a landslide in Taliye village in Maharashtra's Raigad district. The village was not identified as a landslide-prone area but the tragedy occurred due to excessive rainfall in the area, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Saturday.
At least 37 people lost their lives due to a landslide in Taliye village in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Thursday evening, according to officials.
As many as 11 bodies were recovered till Saturday afternoon in the landslide-affected villages of Satara and Ratnagiri districts, said officials. While five bodies were recovered from Ambheghar village of Patan taluka of Satara district, six others were recovered from Porse village of Ratnagiri district.
Ratnagiri district collector B N Patil said, “Six bodies have been recovered so far from Porse village. An NDRF team, an Army battalion and local administration are working at the spot to recover the bodies. We are not sure about the number of people who may have got trapped in the debris and slush.”
Patil said people of the affected village have been moved to relief camps where they are being provided with food and medical assistance.
Satara district collector Shekhar Sinha said, “The search to find missing persons trapped under debris is on. Till now, six bodies have been found.”
Light to moderate rainfall and thundershowers occurred at a few places in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, with heavy downpour at isolated places in the eastern part of the state. Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning were witnessed in some parts, the meteorological department office said in a bulletin. It said rainfall was recorded in Banda, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Badaun, Mahoba, Unnao and Etah. The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Allahabad (37.4 degrees Celsius) and the lowest in Etawah (21.6 degrees celsius), the Met said. --PTI
The rain intensity in flood-hit Kolhapur district in Maharashtra reduced on Saturday afternoon, leading to a slight fall in the water level of the Panchganga river, officials said. However, at 55.2 feet, the river is still flowing way above the danger mark, which is 43 feet. The water level of the Panchganga river was recorded at 55.2 feet at the Rajaram weir on Saturday noon. It had reached 56 feet at 6 AM, officials said, adding the intensity of rains has reduced since this morning. Notably, during the 2019 floods in Kolhapur, the water level of the Panchganga river at Rajaram weir had reached 55 feet. Meanwhile, residents living in areas near the Panchganga river are being evacuated to safer places by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local officials. --PTI
Uddhav Thackeray tours Raigad, reviews flood situation.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday visited Raigad to take stock of the situation in the flood-ravaged district. At least 76 people have died, 38 injured and 30 more gone missing as heavy rains continued to batter parts of Maharashtra.
Taliye village in Raigad district’s Mahad taluka was not among villages identified as landslide prone, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said Saturday, claiming that the government machinery was closely watching landslide-prone areas and had evacuated over 90,000 people residing in vulnerable areas across five districts.
About 50 persons have died in a string of landslides in Raigad district in the last two days, with the single biggest toll recorded in Taliye village, where about 35 homes situated at the foot of a hill were flattened. (Read Atikh Rashid's report)
Pune-Bengaluru Highway near Tandulwadi village in Sangli district remain submerged owing to incessant rainfall. (ANI)
Relief operation underway at Tandulwadi village in Sangali district which was flooded due to heavy rainfall in the region.
Five bodies have been recovered on Saturday from the landslide site at Ambeghar village in Satara district of Maharashtra, an official said. The district administration had said that at least 16 people are feared trapped in the landslide at this village located in Patan tehsil as four to five houses were buried under the debris. "We have so far recovered five bodies during the search and rescue operation in Ambeghar," a district official said.
The rescue operation is being carried out by local police, residents and the National Disaster Response Force, Satara Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Bansal said. Landslides had also occurred at two other villages - Mirgaon and Dhokawale - in the same tehsil, where twelve and four persons are feared trapped respectively. Officials said that rescue operations are going on at these sites as well. (PTI)
Significant amount of rainfall was recorded on Saturday along the west coast, central & adjoining east coast and northwest India. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls very likely to continue over west coast including Maharashtra, the IMD said.
Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls likely to continue over Gujarat state till 25th July. Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls likely to continue over East Rajasthan till 26th July. Isolated extremely heavy rain is expected in East Rajasthan tomorrow.
Responding to the distress situation from heavy rainfall in the coastal districts and Western Maharashtra, the Indian Army deployed 15 teams while the Indian Air Force has mobilised its helicopters to join the rescue and relief work.
Augmenting the existing deployment of 18 teams from the 5th Battalion headquartered in Pune, eight more teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were flown in from Bhubaneshwar headquartered 3rd Battalion of the response force on Friday to join rescue and relief work in Konkan and Westen Maharashtra. (Read Sushant Kulkarni's report)
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After a week of heavy rainfall, Mumbai Saturday woke up to a partly sunny morning with the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Santacruz observatory recording light rainfall at 5.9mm in the last 24 hours.
Inching closer to the average seasonal rainfall, Mumbai recorded 2,026.7mm rain since June 1. The seasonal (four months) average is 2,205mm. Images from the Doppler Radar indicated a few isolated clouds over Raigad and Ratnagiri districts and some towards the ghat areas. In the 24-hour IMD forecast issued Saturday, the weathermen said there is a possibility of moderate rain in the city and suburbs, along with a few heavy spells at isolated places. The rainfall activity is likely to reduce further next week. (Express News Service)
Pune recorded its wettest day of this season on Saturday. Shivajinagar recorded 80.3mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, while Pashan received 69.7mm and Lohegaon 60.4mm.
Light to moderate intensity rain is forecast over Pune on Saturday, with heavy to very heavy spells likely over the ghat areas of Pune district. The southwest monsoon is presently vigorous over Maharashtra. There are strong westerly winds blowing at lower levels. In addition, there is an off-shore trough running between Maharashtra and north Kerala. Both these are creating a wind convergence, bringing extremely heavy rain along the west coast. Read more
Maharashtra relief operations: In addition to helicopters, India Air Force deploys one C-17 Globemaster & 2 C-130 Super Hercules to ferry 170 personnel & 21 tonnes of load for NDRF from Bhubaneswar to Pune, Ratnagiri and Goa in preparation for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
The water levels of the river Panchaganga in Kolhapur rose to 56 feet, going past its 2019 record of 55.6 feet.
In the last 24 hours, the water level of the river had remained above the danger mark of 45 feet, causing floods in Kolhapur and Sangli. State water resources minister Jayant Patil said, “We had anticipated that the situation would aggravate in Kolhapur and Sangli. As a result, people living in flood-sensitive zones were relocated to safer locations.”
With the IMD predicting heavy rains till July 25, state administration is closely monitoring the situation focusing on relief to the flood-displaced families.
Meanwhile, the water discharge from Almatti in Karnataka went up to three lakh cusecs. Following the Maharashtra government’s request. (Express News Service)
Following are a few significant rainfall figures in Maharashtra in the last 24 hrs till 8.30 am Saturday:
Mahabaleshwar: 321 mm
Kolapur 181 mm
Satara 172.3 mm
Ratnagiri 13.1 mm
Solapur 14.6 mm
136 accidental deaths reported in Maharashtra till last evening due to rain and other monsoon-related incidents, says Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar. (ANI)
Services of the Konkan Railway went back to normal after restoration work of the track at Chiplun was completed at 3.45 am on Saturday. The ballast under the track at Chiplun in Ratnagiri district was washed away by floods caused by incessant rain. A Konkan Railway spokesperson said that a track fitness certificate was issued at 3.45 am and train services were restored. (Read Yogesh Naik's report)
The IMD predicts thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain in North Delhi, South-West Delhi, South Delhi and NCR (Faridabad, Ballabhgarh) in the next 2 hours.
NDRF personnel distribute food as part of relief operations after heavy rain that submerged roads in several parts of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. (ANI)
Maharashtra: National Disaster Response Force team carries out rescue and relief operations in the flood-affected lower Chiplun area in Ratnagiri district.
More than 73 people have died in Maharashtra since Thursday evening as rain described as “unprecedented” by the state government caused landslides and house collapses in the western and southern areas of the state. Over 7,000 were rescued in badly hit Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts.
Among the dead were eight admitted to a Covid hospital in Chiplun, Ratnagiri, who were killed when water entered the premises. Collector B N Patil said, “Four people were on ventilator and they could have died due to lack of power, and four probably died because of trauma.” The Aparant Hospital had 22 patients, and the others have been shifted. Konkan Divisional Commissioner V B Patil said they had not received any distress call from the hospital. (Read our report)
Mahabaleshwar experienced its wettest ever day on Friday. The 24-hour rainfall, ending at 8.30 am on Friday, was 594 mm.
To put the figure in better perspective, this was close to the annual rainfall of some districts of Maharashtra: Ahmednagar – 591 mm, Solapur – 601 mm, Dhule – 623 mm and Sangli – 624 mm.
Friday was the second consecutive day when such extremely heavy rain was reported in this town of Satara district. Since Wednesday, Mahabaleshwar has received 1258 mm of rain. On Friday, the rainfall recorded between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm was 180 mm. Read more
As the torrential rain eased on Friday, relief and rescue operations began in the worst affected Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri district. Meanwhile, the districts of Kolhapur and Sangli have been put on alert to avoid a situation similar to 2019, when floods had wreaked havoc here.
“The discharge from Koyna dam, which is 10,000 cusecs, will be increased by 50,000 cusecs till evening. This will lead to rising water levels in Krishna river. We have already sounded alert in 104 villages along the river. In fact, evacuation of the villagers to safer places has already begun,” Sangli District Collector Abhijit Chaudhary told The Indian Express.
The district collectorate said in the past 24 hours, the Koyna dam catchment area has received 700 mm of rain, which has forced the Irrigation department to release more water from the dam. “We are on alert and ready to tackle the situation…,” said Chaudhary. Read more
Eleven people including eight Nepalese workers were rescued in the nick of time before the bus in which they were traveling was swept away in a flooded river in Western Maharashtra's Kolhapur district on early Friday morning, police said. A case was registered against the driver of the private bus for recklessly taking it on a flooded bridge on the Chikodi river, they added. --PTI
At least six people were killed in Satara district of Western Maharashtra on Friday in rain-related incidents including landslides while three persons were missing, PTI reported. Earlier, district police had said that 20 persons were feared trapped after landslides hit eight houses in Ambeghar and Mirgaon villages in Patan tehsil during night. Rescue operations were on, they added.
Heavy rains in various parts of Karnataka over the past 24 hours have claimed three lives, led to landslides in eight places and evacuation of about 9,000 people, while the government has sounded a red alert in seven districts. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who reviewed the flood situation with top officials on Friday, directed all district in charge ministers and MLAs to oversee relief work in their areas. --PTI
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday condoled the loss of lives in a landslide in Maharashtra's coastal Raigad district, and appealed to party workers to assist in relief and rescue work. Thirty-six people were killed in a landslide near Talai village in Mahad tehsil of Raigad, police said. The incident occurred on Thursday evening. "My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. I appeal to Congress workers to assist in relief and rescue work. Rains continue to cause disaster and disruptions in many parts of Maharashtra. Please stay safe," Gandhi said in a tweet.--PTI
At least 20 people are feared trapped in landslides in two locations in the Patan tehsil of Western Maharashtra’s Satara district which has been battered by heavy rains, the police said on Friday. Thirty two more people were killed in another landslide in Taliye village of Mahadev Taluka in Raigad.
The Indian Air Force's Mi-17 helicopters rescued two persons stranded in inundated areas of coastal Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra on Friday, said a defense release. The Air Force has kept its two Mi-17V5 and two Mi-17 helicopters ready for rescue operations in the region which has been battered by heavy rains, it said. It did not give specifics of the two rescue operations by choppers. The Western Naval Command has also deployed seven rescue teams along with its helicopters in Ratnagiri and the adjoining Raigad district, it said. --PTI
Amidst incessant rainfall across coastal and inland Maharashtra, at least 36 people were killed in two separate incidents of landslides in the state. As many as 32 died following a landslide in Taliye village in Mahad Taluka, Raigad on Thursday. Around 35 houses were buried under debris and several people are still feared to be missing or trapped under it.
In another landslide, four people died in in Poladpur, which is also a landslide prone area. Read the full report here.
At least 32 people were killed in a landslide in Taliye village of Mahadev Taluka in Raigad on Thursday. Around 35 houses were buried under debris and several people are still feared to be missing or trapped under it.
Light rainfall continued in Mumbai on Friday. The city recorded humid conditions and a cloudy sky on Friday morning. In 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Santacruz observatory recorded 19.4 mm rain while the Colaba observatory recorded 12.8 mm of rain in the same period. Both fall in the light rainfall category.According to the 24 hours forecast issued by the IMD Mumbai, moderate to heavy rain in the city and suburbs is likely with the possibility of very heavy rainfall at isolated places through Friday. There is also a possibility of occasional gusty winds reaching 50 to 60 km per hour and in some areas reaching up to 70 km per hour. Read the full report here.
Pune will receive light to moderate rain on Friday and will experience overcast sky conditions.
The 24-hour rainfall recorded in parts of Pune city on Friday was Pashan – 12.2mm, Lohegaon – 6.2mm and Shivajinagar – 5.6mm.
Since June 1, the city has received 223mm, which was short by 17 per cent from normal. Pune district, has however, recorded normal rainfall which stood at 388mm (till Thursday).
An off-shore trough runs between Gujarat and Kerala will aid in the continuing monsoon rainfall over Pune. Read the full report here.
Earlier this week, Zhengzhou in central China received 617.1 mm of rain in a span of three days. If there was a near equivalent case, or even an instance when more rain was recorded anywhere in recent days, it has to be at Mahabaleshwar, the popular hill station in Satara district of Maharashtra.
Mahabaleshwar recorded 802 mm within 33 hours, by 5.30 pm on Thursday. Of this, 480 mm rain was recorded during the 24-hour period between Wednesday and Thursday, making it the wettest ever July day and second ever wettest day since 1970.
It was an especially rainy day even for a hill station which, every year, receives extremely heavy rain. The average July rainfall here is 3,182 mm. July and August are the wettest months during the monsoon season with a total average of 5,530 mm. Annually, the hill station records an average of 5,710 mm of rain. Read the full report here.
With Kolhapur district receiving incessant rain over the last two days, several roads in the district, with submerged stretches, have been shut for traffic, said state government officials. The water level of Panchganga river has also risen close to the dangerous level, prompting the Irrigation department to release water from Koyna Dam in Satara. The water level in Krishna river in Sangli has also been rising.
“We received over 100 mm rainfall in last two days. The water level of Panchaganga river near Rajaram Bridge has risen close to 40 feet. The danger level lies at 43 feet. Hence, we are closely monitoring the situation,” said an official. Read the full report here.
The train traffic between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai and Karjat as well as that between CSMT and Kasara has been restored after nearly 21 hours, the Central Railway said on Thursday night. The train traffic on the Ambernath- Lonavala section was suspended on Wednesday as heavy rains caused water logging and boulder crashes on the route, while in some places the tracks were even washed away. (PTI)
Amidst heavy showers, Navy and Coast Guard helicopters arrived in Mahad in Maharashtra’s Raigad district to airlift people stranded in floods.
As the flood water rose, people were seen rushing to the terraces of their homes, awaiting help. Some even took refuge at the state transport bus stop.
All roadways were blocked and power supply was snapped as vast swathes of the city were submerged following days of incessant heavy rainfall. Read the full report here.
Several parts of Goa, including Sattari and Bicholim tehsils in north and Dharbandora in south, are reeling under a flood-like situation, where a large number of houses got inundated as the water level of some rivers rose following heavy rains over the past few days, officials said on Friday. However, no loss of human life has been reported so far due to it, they said.
"At least 100 houses in Sattari tehsil have been under water since Thursday night as the water level of the Mahadayi river increased due to incessant rains that has been lashing the state since over a week now," a senior official said.
"There were no fatalities, but flood-like situation exists. Those people whose houses have gone completely under water have shifted to safer places on their own," he said. Almost half of Velus village located near Valpoi town in Sattari, is inundated, while several other villages were cut off as roads and culverts are under water, eyewitnesses said. (Reuters)
Delhiites woke up to a humid Friday morning and the minimum temperature settled at 26.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. The relative humidity at 8:30 am was 84 per cent. The weather office has forecast partly cloudy skies with the possibility of light rain or thundershowers. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius. On Thursday, the national capital recorded a high of 34 degrees Celsius and a low of 25.6 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
Amidst intense flooding, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shifted people from Chikhali in Kohlapur district to safer locations. Several other parts of the state are also facing flooding due to incessant heavy rainfall.