Mumbai Rains: IMD issues red alert, heavy showers expected on Sunday, September 28 in Maharashtra's capital

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red warning for Mumbai and nearby regions on Sunday, September 28, due to heavy rainfall expected until September 30. Authorities warn of urban flooding and landslides, requesting residents to stay careful and avoid flooding areas while preparing rivers. The Maharashtra government has issued an advice requesting residents to stay careful amid the prediction of heavy to very heavy rainfall in different regions until September 30, reports PTI. What does the advice say? The advice warned that intense rainfall could lead to urban flooding in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. This further instructed the district administrations to remain vigilant and implement precautions against potential landslides in ghat regions and flash floods in vulnerable places. This has urged the authorities to constantly monitor rivers and implement district control rooms for 24 hours. Officials were asked to deploy water pumps in low -lying urban areas, monitor structurally poor buildings and restore teams for power and road infrastructure stations. Water levels in medium -sized dams in competitor and the upper catchment areas are aimed at being reviewed regularly. Public warnings are issued via SMS, social media and local media. The citizens are advised to avoid flood -sensitive and dangerous areas, follow official guidance, reduce travel during heavy rains and, if necessary, seek shelter in designated help centers, the news agency said. In addition, people are also advised not to seek shelter among trees in the midst of thunderstorms. The government has declared that marathwada, who is already experiencing heavy rain, is expected to get light to moderate rainfall until September 29. Rainfall in the marathwada region struck several areas of marathwada in Maharashtra on Saturday, flooding the low -lying roads and bridges in this region, which is normally prone to drought. Several districts, including Beed, Latur, Dharashiv, Nanded, Parbhani and Hingoli, experienced more than 65 mm of rainfall, while Gangakhed in the Parbhani district recorded the highest one-day rainfall of 143 mm per day. Since September 20, heavy rains and swollen rivers have led to great damage in marathwada, resulting in at least nine deaths and floods that destroyed crops on hundreds of thousands of hectares. The marathwada region, located in the central part of the state, contains Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Latur, Parbhani, Nanded, Hingoli, Beed and Dharashiv, the report states. (With input from agencies.)