In Maharashtra, Torrential rain lashed Ratnagiri district overnight, causing waterlogging, overflowing rivers, and disruptions in transportation. Areas like Khed, Chiplun, and Rajapur have been severely impacted, with some homes and shops flooded.
In the last 24 hours, the highest rainfall of 139.60 mm was recorded in Lanja. The IMD, Mumbai, has issued a Red Alert for Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, warning of extremely heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours. NDRF teams are on standby, and people in affected areas are being relocated to safer places. Fatalities, mostly due to lightning strikes, were reported in Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Nashik, Sambhajinagar, Nandurbar, and Amravati, they said.
Among major rivers in the Konkan region, the Jagbudi River in Ratnagiri district is flowing above the warning level, and Khed, Alsure, Chinchghar and Prabhuwadi villages on its banks may be affected if the water level rises, the disaster management report stated.
As per the state disaster management report, Ratnagiri recorded the highest rainfall at 88.1 mm, followed by Raigad with 65.3 mm, Sindhudurg with 43.8 mm, Thane with 29.6 mm, and Yavatmal with 27.5 mm, in 24 hours ending at 11 am.
According to authorities, eight people have lost their lives, and 10 have suffered injuries in different parts of the state.