Heavy Rainfall to Lash Parts of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat Today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued a red alert for the entire North Konkan area, including Mumbai and Thane. The IMD has warned a deep depression off the east coast of North-eastern Andhra Pradesh that will move westward while maintaining its power for the next five days. The depression is over north interior Karnataka and adjoining areas of Maharashtra and has moved west-north-westwards. It is likely to intensify following its merger with the Arabian Sea.

Strong wind speed reaching 20-30 kmph gusting to 40 kmph is very likely to prevail around the system centre & over Madhya Maharashtra during next 12 hours
and gradually decrease thereafter: India Meteorological Department (IMD) https://t.co/oEbAzPT3PD

— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2020

In Hyderabad, at least 15 people died following incessant rainfall in the region.  The Indian Army has joined Telangana in carrying out rescue operations and flood relief. They have shifted many stranded people to safe places in Hyderabad.

Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Karnataka as the deep depression crossed the coast, leaving behind a trail of destruction in the southern states. Six people were killed in a wall collapse triggered by heavy rains in Pandharpur town of Maharashtra’s Solapur district.

The NDRF has sent two teams to Karnataka and three teams to Maharashtra as rescue operations due to the flood-like situation there.

Maharashtra: Flood-like situation in Baramati, following heavy rainfall in the area pic.twitter.com/A2a5SCXN67

— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2020

On Thursday, heavy rainfall is expected to lash Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad with a wind speed of 20-30 kmph gusting to 40 kmph.

For today (October 15) entire North Konkan is on red alert including Mumbai and Thane: IMD Mumbai. #Maharashtra

— ANI (@ANI) October 14, 2020

The IMD has advised fishermen to not venture into East-central Arabian sea along and off south Maharashtra-Goa coast during October 13-15 and Gujarat-Maharashtra coast on October 16 and 17.

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