Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc across Maharashtra on Monday. In a previous weather report, the IMD had forecast heavy rains in Mumbai until July 7. The department has now updated the red alerts to last till July 8 due to persistent winds.
Most parts of the Konkan coast and Mumbai have been receiving heavy rains for the past few days.
The intensity of the rains continued on Monday after it began in the night.
The winds are expected to blow at a speed of 60 to 70 kmph.
The IMD has issued a red alert for Mumbai and neighbouring Raigad, Thane, Satara and Nashik for Monday, whereas an orange alert was issued for Palghar district. The red alert in Raigad is extended to Tuesday as the region is set to face extremely heavy rain and strong surface winds.
The authorities have declared a holiday for all government, private and civic-run schools and colleges in Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Palghar on Monday.
Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde, meanwhile, said that all the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation schools have been closed until tomorrow and that the closure may extend by a day or two amid the continuous rainfall.
She also said that alert messages are being sent to citizens every half an hour, urging them to remain indoors until July 8-10.
The civic body had earlier said that 150-170 mm of rainfall was recorded across different parts of Greater Mumbai in the 24 hours ending Sunday evening.
Mumbai city received an average of 153 mm of rain during the 24 hours between 5 pm July 4 and July 5.
The eastern suburbs recorded 121 mm of rainfall while the western suburbs received 93 mm.
The flash floods and landslides in the states have claimed at least 10 lives so far. One elderly man and an 18-year-old both died in separate tree collapses in Mumbai. In the Mankhurd area, at least six people were killed, and one person was injured after a three-storey tenement collapsed amid the heavy rains. In BMC, four women and one man were brought dead to Rajawadi hospital. Rescue operations are underway to locate others who might be trapped under debris.
