The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Sindhudurg, an orange alert for Ratnagiri, and a yellow alert for Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, and Raigad for June 9.
With above-average monsoon rainfall expected this year, the National Disaster Authority of Nepal, in coordination with various agencies held a rescue and relief drill on Friday at Nagdaha on the outskirts of Lalitpur District started preparing for the possible incidents of flooding and inund
Amid the water crisis in Rajasthan, people have been facing problems in many areas of the city of Jaipur. Water has been supplied to the people through tankers.
"Currently, a cyclone has formed in the upper air of Northwest Madhya Pradesh. A cyclone is also formed in Rajasthan due to which moisture is arriving from the Arabian Sea. Due to the moisture, movement of clouds is being seen. As a result of which, there may be rain with strong winds in Bar
"The Monsoons have already hit Southern India from May 30 starting from Kerala. It is moving very fast towards Maharashtra. Telangana has received a good amount of rainfall in the last two days, said Sravani, Scientist C of Hyderabad Meteorological Centre.
The rain brought down temperatures that had soared to 44 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung and 44.3 degrees Celsius at the Ridge on June 5, as recorded by IMD.
India Metrological Department on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms over several parts of the country during the next three hours.
The city recorded 111.1 mm of rainfall on Sunday, beating the previous highest of 101.6 mm recorded on June 16, 1891. The average rainfall in Bengaluru for June is 106.5 mm.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert for heavy rainfall at isolated places over NCAP (North Coastal Andhra Pradesh), SCAP (South Coastal Andhra Pradesh), Rayalaseema and Yanam for the five days, starting from June 1.