Heavy Rains in Maharashtra Claim 8 Lives, Red Alert Issued for Coastal Districts

Heavy rainfall across several parts of Maharashtra on Sunday resulted in the deaths of eight people, with most fatalities caused by lightning strikes, officials reported.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘Red Alert’ for coastal districts like Ratnagiri and Raigad, and an ‘Orange Alert’ for Palghar, Thane, Sindhudurg, and the ghats of Pune, Satara, and Kolhapur.

Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed for relief and rescue operations.

According to the State Disaster Management Department’s report, in the last 24 hours until 11 AM, Ratnagiri recorded the highest rainfall at 88.1 mm, followed by Raigad with 65.3 mm, Sindhudurg with 43.8 mm, Thane with 29.6 mm, and Yavatmal with 27.5 mm.

Officials stated that eight people lost their lives and ten others were injured across various parts of the state.

Incidents of deaths were reported in Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Nashik, Sambhajinagar, Nandurbar, and Amravati, with most attributed to lightning strikes.

In the Konkan region, the Jagbudi River in Ratnagiri district is flowing above the warning level. The disaster management report warned that if the water level rises further, villages along the riverbank, including Khed, Alsure, Chinghghar, and Prabhu wadi, could be affected.

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