Heavy rain accompanied by a thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds will be witnessed over the next couple of days across several states in India, the IMD said.
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.
Heavy rain triggered landslide and uprooting of trees on the Coonoor-Ooty road paralysing vehicular traffic since early Sunday.
Slammed by the severe cyclonic storm Nivar early Thursday, Tamil Nadu is likely to receive another spell of very heavy rainfall as a fresh low pressure area is expected to form in the Bay of Bengal from November 29 onwards, the IMD said.
The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Saturday issued yellow alert for 16 districts, including Bengaluru
Battered twice by heavy rains and flash floods twice during the last one week, Hyderabad and its surroundings are likely to see another spell of intense rainfall as the weather office forecast more downpour on Sunday.
Signalling no respite even before Hyderabad could recover from the recent deluge, heavy rains pounded the city yet again on Saturday.
Over 2,300 houses and large-scale crops were damaged in heavy rains and subsequent floods in Western Maharashtra districts, where more than 21,000 people were moved to safer places, said officials on Friday.
At least 50 people died in the torrential rains and flash floods in Telangana in the last few days, the state government said on Thursday.
Heavy rains that have been lashing Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for the last 48 hours, has thrown normal life out of gear. The rains are expected to continue for another 2 days.
A 40-year-old woman and her daughter died after the roof of their house collapsed in Ibrahimpatnam area of Hyderabad on Tuesday as heavy rains lashed several parts of Telangana, leading to waterlogging on roads and inundation of some low-lying areas.
Very light to light rain and thundershowers occurred at isolated places over eastern Uttar Pradesh on Monday, while the weather remained dry over the western parts of the state, the meteorological department said.
Portion of a government school at Hyderabad collapsed due to heavy rainfall. No casualties have been reported. Incident took place in Sultan Bazar Government school on August 24. Heavy rain lashed parts of the city from past few days.
Many districts in Odisha are facing a flood-like situation as incessant rainfall triggered by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal battered the state.
Gujarat's Junagadh is dealing with floods in several areas after incessant rains. Several areas were pounded by heavy rain that swelled up rivers and put dams on a high alert.
A truck swept away in a rain-fed river on the Kushalgarh-Timeda road in Rajasthan's Banswara district. Meanwhile, both the driver and his aide jumped out of the truck in time and swam toward the shore. Within seconds, the whole truck disappeared in the whirlpool of water.
Gates of the Salal Dam on Chenab River in Reasi district opened due to rise in silt in the reservoir owing to heavy rain.
Heavy rain for the second consecutive day in Delhi and its adjoining cities like Gurugram, Noida, and Faridabad led to water-logging in several areas and heavy traffic snarls at several places.
In one incident, the roof of an old house collapsed in Lahore's Harbanspura area, killing four people and injuring five others.
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