Four teams have been based in Ratnagiri, two each in Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Raigad, Thane and one in Kurla (east Mumbai suburb), NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said in a tweet.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday directed the state administration to stay alert and be prepared to tackle any eventuality in the wake of the forecast of heavy rains in Mumbai and other coastal areas of the state during this week.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall will likely occur at some places in Jodhpur and Udaipur division in Rajasthan on Tuesday as an impact of Cyclone Tauktae.
The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Saturday issued yellow alert for 16 districts, including Bengaluru
The districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts have been issued yellow alert.
A red-colour coded weather alert has been issued for Assam and Meghalaya from May 26-28, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, predicting very heavy rainfall in these two northeastern states.
The storm might cause damage to kutcha houses, power and communication lines and roads in parts of the state, Regional Met Director G K Das said, advising people in vulnerable areas to stay indoors
The Met department's Mumbai Centre issued the advisory for Konkan, Goa and coastal Karnataka after the signs of intensification of cyclonic circulation in the Arabian Sea
A red alert has been issued for three districts on Tuesday as extremely heavy rains are expected in central Kerala as the flood-hit northern parts were slowly limping back to normalcy and the toll climbed to 88.
The India Meteorological Department said, "The situation of a cyclone is going on in Mumbai, which will cause heavy rains in the city. There have been no rains in the city in the last two-three days but circumstances are changing. There will be more rain in the coming days.
The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) observatory here also advised people not to venture out of their homes, unless there is some urgency, till Sunday as heavy rains are likely to lash the state.
The alert, also sounded in Uttarakhand and West Bengal, also advises fishermen to not venture in central Arabian sea, the NDMA said today.
The busy Yamunotri highway which has been closed since July 21, remains in the same state due to landslides in Dabarkot area.
Widespread rains were forecast for Tamil Nadu in next 24 hours though there was some respite today for the city and neighbouring districts
Lucknow/Dehradun: Five people were killed in a landslide in Uttarakhand and the meteorological department on Monday warned of another round of incessant downpour within 48 hours. Heavy rain pounded the state 10 days back.The rain
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