Mumbai rains: As rains continue to batter parts of Maharashtra, including the capital city, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an orange alert in Mumbai, and a red alert in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune, and Satara areas of Maharashtra.
A high tide ranging up to 4.18 meters is expected at around 10 am today in Mumbai, during which 14 feet high waves will rise in the sea. Hence, people have been instructed to stay away from the sea.
IMD issues orange alert in Thane, Mumbai; red alert in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Pune
On Sunday, the IMD issued red and orange alerts for rainfall ranging from extremely heavy to heavy in several districts of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region over the next three days.
The Regional Meteorological Centre in Nagpur issued a red alert and said extremely heavy rainfall with heavy to very heavy rainfall was very likely in isolated places in Chandrapur and Gadchiroli on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
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