The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said heavy rain is likely in Kerala for the next five days. A yellow alert has been issued in 11 districts of the state, excluding Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, and Kollam. IMD issued heavy Rainfall alert in these states for next 5 days.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-11 cm) is likely to lash the state in the next 24 hours. Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning are also likely to occur during heavy rainfall, the IMD said in a statement. A woman and her family members suffered minor injuries after a mud mound fell on her house due to heavy rainfall at Murikasseri in the Idukki district, police said. The mound fell on the house when Elsamma and her family were sleeping.
The State Disaster Management Authority has also issued warnings to all the District Collectors regarding heavy rainfall and the possibility of inundation and floods in some places of the state. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has also been instructed to be on alert. IMD issued heavy Rainfall alert Mumbai on Thursday (June 30) evening with the city experiencing water-logging in several areas. Thursday’s rain has been touted as the first heavy downpour of the season.
The movement of local trains, Mumbai’s lifeline, was also affected due to waterlogging on tracks, especially between Kurla to Parel section on the Central Railway line and due to some technical glitches on the Western Railway route. People were seen wading through knee-deep water at several locations and scores of motorists were stuck in traffic snarls for hours.
The Maximum City will continue to receive heavy rainfall today, predicted the Met department. The weather department has issued a yellow alert, predicting heavy rains at a few places in the city on July 1 and 2, an official said. The IMD Mumbai has forecast moderate to heavy rains with the possibility of “occasional intense spells” at isolated places in the city for 24 hours from Friday morning. In Rajasthan, monsoon arrived eight days after the normal onset date on Thursday (June 30).
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Heavy rain was recorded at isolated places in Bhatarpur, Dausa, Alwar, Baran and Jaipur districts of east Rajasthan. The highest rainfall was recorded in Lawan of Dausa at 100 mm.Director of Jaipur Meteorological Centre, Radheshyam Sharma said it usually monsoon enters Rajasthan from Kota and Udaipur divisions of south-eastern parts, but this time it has entered from Alwar, Kota and Bharatpur in eastern Rajasthan and not from south Rajasthan. Conditions are favourable for further advancement of monsoon into some more parts of the state in the next 24 to 48 hours, he said.
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