At least six people died and 11,000 people were evacuated over the past 24 hours as heavy rains lashed various parts of Maharashtra all through Sunday and into Monday morning.
Officials said that the areas most affected by the heavy rains are Mumbai, Konkan, northern and western swathes of Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha.
Although the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has downgraded red alerts for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Nasik, and ghat regions of Pune and Nasik to orange alerts, these areas are set to see more rainfall tomorrow, before it reduces over the Durga Puja period (October 1-2).
These regions—in addition to Buldana, Ratnagiri, and the ghat regions of Satara—have received a yellow alert for tomorrow.
Schools and colleges in various parts of Mumbai, Palghar, Nanded, and Latur remain shut on Monday, as authorities prepare to shift residents from flood-prone areas in Thane and Palghar. Navratri celebrations in Nasik have also been disrupted due to the incessant rain.
In Mumbai, however, local rail services such as the Central Railway and Western Railway were running normally with minor delays, and no Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses were re-routed.
Still, IndiGo airlines has alerted travellers of possibly "longer than usual wait times".
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Of the six deaths that occurred over the last 24 hours, one person died after being swept away by floodwater in Buldhana, while three others are missing. Two people were also swept away while crossing a stream near the Shirdi-Rahata border in Ahilyanagar, while three died in Nasik after a wall collapsed due to the heavy rain, as per a Loksatta report.
The Solapur-Vijaypur National Highway has also been closed for the second time this week as the overflowing Sina River flooded it, making it dangerous for commuters to use the highway.
A record release of water from the Jayakwadi Dam has also led to the Godavari River overflowing.
The Marathwada, Solapur, and Beed regions remain the worst-hit, as NDRF rescue operations continue.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed district collectors to provide food, shelter, and other necessary assistance—especially in these areas—as NCP (Sharad Pawar) MLA Jayant Patil has written a letter to the Governor urging that a three-day special session of the legislature be called.
Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule assured that all Panchnama work pertaining to farmers' crop losses would be completed by October 5.
