The Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Telangana said no two-day holiday has been announced in Greater Hyderabad in view of the incessant rains.
Moderate rain is on forecast in Mumbai and suburbs with the possibility of the occasional intense spells.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in nine districts of the state.
Orange alert was issued for the districts of Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur on August 28 by the IMD, which predicted "extremely heavy rainfall" of around 20 cm.
According to information available, there could be cloudy skies followed by thunderstorms and heavy rains in the next couple of days. The rain could be moderate to heavy in most parts of the state.
The current spell of widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is very likely to continue over Northeast India and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till August 14 and reduction thereafter, according to the IMD.
The orange alert has been issued for four districts — including Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Idukki — where there would be heavy rains today and on August 11.
Heavy rains and flooding in Yemen have affected at least 28,000 people, according to initial estimates.
At least six people died after and four others were injured in two incidents of house collapse due to heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa and Singrauli districts on Sunday, officials said.
Heavy rainfall has hit several parts of the India in recent weeks, with floods and landslides in maharashtra and other states caused deaths of many. watch ground report.
The orange alert, which is valid till Saturday morning, forecasts the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in 24 districts, including Rewa, Sidhi, Satna, Singrauli, Shahdol, Umaria, Anuppur, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashok Nagar, Datia, Sheopur, Morena and Bhind, senior meteorologist G D Mishra at IMD Bhopal said.
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.
Rain lashed parts of Mumbai in the wee hours of July 22. The minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded at 24degree and 28degree respectively.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a yellow alert for Madhya Pradesh as per which isolated places in 11 districts, including Rewa and Damoh, are likely to receive heavy rainfall.
Expected weather conditions may trigger landslides on national and state highways, inundations in a low-lying area, high discharge in-stream and nullahs, besides disruption of traffic and other electrical and communication channels, it warned.
The weather warning has included moderate to high risk of flash flood, temporary disruption of surface traffic, landslides and shooting stones at vulnerable places, water logging in low lying areas, suspension of agricultural and horticultural operations etc as probable impacts of the inclement weather forecast.
As heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs, the Tulsi lake, one of the seven reservoirs supplying drinking water to the metropolis, overflowed on Friday, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
The IMD said rainfall activity is very likely to increase with fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy falls over the western Himalayan region and Uttar Pradesh from July 17 to 20.
Heavy rains caused waterlogging in parts of Mumbai on Friday and also led to the diversion of traffic routes in several parts of the city. Due to heavy rains and waterlogging the railway tracks were seen waterlogged and on the slow line near Kurla-Vidyavihar, trains are running 20-25 minutes late.
Heavy rain accompanied by winds and thunderstorms lashed parts of Jammu in the early hours of July 09.
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