The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued rainfall warnings for several districts in Maharashtra on Thursday, signalling a shift in intensity after days of relentless downpour.
A yellow alert has been sounded for Palghar, Thane, Raigad, and Ratnagiri, where heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places. These districts were under a red alert on Wednesday following three consecutive days of intense showers. However, the rain appears to have eased slightly on Thursday.
In Sindhudurg, moderate rain is expected, while Mumbai is also likely to experience moderate showers. The IMD has maintained a yellow warning for Raigad and Ratnagiri for the entire week, suggesting the possibility of heavy rain continuing in the coming days.
Elsewhere, the ghat regions of Pune and Satara remain under an orange alert, which indicates heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated spots. In contrast, no rain warnings have been issued for Sangli, Solapur, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Authorities have urged citizens, especially in the Konkan belt and ghat regions, to remain cautious as localised heavy showers could trigger waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and potential landslides.
Mumbai rains: Battered, bruised, bravehearts! Police brave torrential downpour to keep city safe
After three relentless days of stormy weather, waterlogging and civic chaos, Mumbai Police and Traffic Police personnel kept going — even as their own health took a severe hit. Diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, the flu — nothing stopped constables and officers from showing up. For them, it was always “duty first, everything else secondary.”
Since August 16, Mumbai and neighbouring cities have been battered by heavy downpours. Roads flooded, transport collapsed, and citizens were left stranded. The worst was on August 18, when schoolchildren were sent home on half-days, office-goers were stuck on roads and in vehicles, and chaos reigned. Amid it all, the sight of uniformed officers in yellow raincoats became a lifeline.
From school buses filled with frightened children to senior citizens struggling through waist-deep water, cops managed it all. In Matunga, Sion and Dharavi, officers carried children to safety at police stations. In Kurla, Dadar, Mahim and Ghatkopar, they carried senior citizens and even a disabled man out of flooded streets.
