The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alert for Vidarbha region of Maharashtra from July 11-13. The weather department also forecast that the region will receive over 100-200 mm of rains and cautioned alert.
IMD's head scientist Pune KS Hosalikar took to Twitter and shared: "Last few days Mumbai rains were disappointing to Mumbaikars and MET Dept. With all fav weather conditions around, it still failed."
#MumbaiRains Last few days मुंबईचा पाऊस was disappointing to मुंबईकरस् & Met Dept. With all fav weather conditions around, it still failed.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) July 10, 2022
📢 But now with Low Pressure Area over Odisha/AP & its likely inward movement; मुंबई,कोकण & राज्य may see छान पाऊस परत during next 3-4 days pic.twitter.com/1EMvcX8gSO
(ii) A fresh intense wet spell likely over Gujarat, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka from 12th July, 2022.
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) July 10, 2022
Details Are Available At : https://t.co/ApXSEmstiv @ndmaindia @moesgoi pic.twitter.com/64JsRcDulz
The statement further added that isolated very heavy rainfall likely over Vidarbha on July 13, while scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall also likely over Vidarbha for today and tomorrow.
Meanwhile, as several parts of Maharashtra have been witnessing heavy rainfall over the past few days in July, a total of 76 people have lost their lives due to rain-related incidents in Maharashtra since June 1 and of them, nine died in the last 24 hours, said the State Disaster Management Department on Sunday, July 10.
The department said 838 houses have been damaged and 4,916 people have been shifted to safer locations, while 35 relief camps have been set up by it and the rehabilitation department in the state.
Moreover, 125 animals have also lost their lives in the rain/flood-related incidents in Maharashtra since June 1.