Shahpur Disaster control official Vasant Chowdhari, lightning struck the house overnight between Sunday and Monday.
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A lightning-caused fire burned a house in Khaire village, Shahapur, and killed four buffaloes, according to a civic official on Tuesday.
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According to disaster control official Vasant Chowdhari, lightning struck the house overnight between Sunday and Monday. The fire swiftly engulfed the entire edifice, turning everything to ashes, reported PTI.
The report added that in addition to the four buffaloes that died, five more livestock were hurt. The revenue department assessed a total loss of Rs 6.68 lakh.
The Thane Municipal Corporation's Regional Disaster Management Cell said that in the last 24 hours, Thane received 11.94 mm of rainfall. Between June 1 and June 11, it received 105.07 mm of rainfall.
Meanwhile, in the 24-hour period ending at 8 am, the island city received 37.74 mm of rainfall, eastern Mumbai 17.13 mm, and western Mumbai 12.39 mm of rainfall. Additionally, despite the fact that the sky remained cloudy, most portions of the city and adjoining areas had not seen rain since Tuesday morning.
In its latest Mumbai weather update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted a generally cloudy sky with the possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by moderate to heavy rain in Mumbai on Tuesday. Many parts of Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall on Monday night.
The maximum temperature in the city is expected to reach 32 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature will be recorded at 25 degrees.
A high tide of approximately 4.11 metres is scheduled to hit Mumbai at 3.43 pm today, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The local council also stated that a low tide of around 1.92 metres is forecast at 9.56 pm today.
The IMD also reported the commencement of the southwest monsoon over Mumbai. Rain fell in Mumbai earlier on Sunday, signifying the beginning of the predicted weather activity. According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon has moved to sections of the central Arabian Sea, south Maharashtra, Telangana, south Chhattisgarh, south Odisha, and other coastal Andhra Pradesh areas.
The Monsoon season began two days earlier this year, as it usually does on June 1. Mumbai had significant rains after 7 p.m. on Monday, with 50 mm of rain falling over a 24-hour period that concluded in the morning.
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