Torrential rainstorms pummel Maharashtra; Mumbai under severe weather advisory
In a swift response to the intense downpours that drenched several parts of Maharashtra on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed the district authorities to airlift stranded villagers in the Beed district with the support of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
The severe rainfall and thunderstorms, which occurred in Mumbai and Pune early on Monday, caused flooding in several villages in the Beed district, leaving 44 people stranded across six villages. The rescue operation, coordinated by local government authorities in collaboration with disaster response teams, aimed to evacuate these villagers.
A helicopter was dispatched from Nashik for airlifting the stranded villagers, and an Army unit from Ahmednagar was deployed. An NDRF team also reached Kada village to assist the stranded residents.
The heavy downpours in South-Central Mumbai between 1:30 am and 4:30 am caused low-lying neighborhoods, including King's Circle, Lalbaug, Worli, Dadar, Parel, Kurla, and nearby areas, to be submerged. Shivadi in Mumbai recorded the highest rainfall at 205 mm, followed by Fort with 204 mm and Grant Road with 200 mm.
Thousands of hectares of standing crops were damaged due to the heavy rainfall. Rivers and streams in the Beed district overflowed, causing flooding in villages like Kada, Shobha Nimgaon, Pimpalgaon, Pimparkhed, Dhanora, and Dongargaon.
The rain disrupted railway and road traffic in Mumbai, causing inconvenience during peak travel hours. An orange alert has been issued for Beed and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts on September 16. Schools for Classes 1 to 7 in Beed district have been closed due to the heavy rains and flooding.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts cloudy skies with heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Mumbai and its suburbs for the next 24 hours, with a possibility of thunder and lightning, and gusty winds at a speed of 30-40 kmph.
Stay tuned for more updates on the ongoing rescue operations and the impact of the heavy rains in Maharashtra.
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