As we come towards the end of monsoon season, extremely heavy rains are expected in Mumbai and other parts of the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra in the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. At least ten deaths have been reported due to rain fury in central Maharashtra's Marathwada in the last 48 hours. Mumbai too received heavy showers on September 28. Pics/Sameer Abedi and Shadab Khan
Updated On: 2021-09-28 07:19 AM IST
The IMD has issued a 'yellow alert' for Mumbai indicating thunderstorms accompanied with lightning, gusty winds, and heavy rainfall at isolated places for September 29.
On September 28, heavy rains lashed several parts of the city but no major incident of waterlogging was reported and public transport services, including suburban trains, also remained unaffected.
KS Hosalikar, senior scientist at IMD Mumbai, said the remnants of Gulab cyclone will continue to have its impact on Marathwada, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan with few places receiving extremely heavy rainfall.
He also said that the northern parts of Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra will receive more showers on Wednesday (September 29) as well.
At least 10 people died in heavy rains and floods in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra over the last 48 hours, officials said. Besides, more than 200 cattle were washed away and a number of houses were also damaged in the rain fury in the region, which comprises eight districts - Aurangabad, Latur, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Jalna and Hingoli.
As Cyclone Gulab is moving towards the Arabian Sea, its effect on Maharashtra is likely to decrease from September 30.
