Water logging at Assembly premises in Nagpur lead to both houses being adjourned. (PTI)
Heavy Rains have lashed Goa for the fourth consecutive day today. Continuous downpour in the cities, including Panaji, Mapusa, Vasco and Margao, led to traffic congestions and flooding as water entered the houses in low-lying areas. Since 1994, this is the highest rainfall that Goa has received (282mm in 6 hours). In 1994, Goa had received 304.6mm of rain in 24 hours. The met department has issued a red-alert waring for Vidarbha, Konkan and Goa. Normal life was disrupted in Nagpur, Wardha and Chandrapur.
Friday afternoon, there was water logging in the Assembly premises leading to the both houses being adjourned over an hour. Flight operations at the Nagpur airport have also been affected due to the heavy rain.
Mumbai and Thane have also received rainfall. In North East and South East Section of Mumbai Division, suburban trains were delayed.
Here are the live updates on rainfall in Goa and Vidarbha
The IMD said most places in the Palghar, Thane and Raigad received an average of around 110-200 mm rains in the past 24 hours.
One person died due to lightning. Usha Sawant, 40, was electrocuted and her daughter Kumari, 5, injured following a short-circuit in their house in PMGP Colony in suburban Mankhurd.
At least 40 people were stranded at Chinchoti waterfall in Vasai. Out of them, 35 people have been rescued and rescue operations are underway to rescue the remaining people: news agency ANI
Visuals from Kalyan, tweeted by news agency ANI:
Water-logging in Mumbai due to heavy rainfall. ANI tweeted visuals from Navi Mumbai:
In a Central Railways Press Release, an update of rain and cancellation of trains have been released. Details are:
Due to continuous heavy rains on 07.07.2018 and heavy rains forecast on 08.07.2018, the following trains have been cancelled / diverted:
Trains Cancelled:
11008 Pune-Mumbai Deccan Express leaving on 07.07.2018
11007 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express leaving on 08.07.2018
51317 / 51318 Karjat-Pune-Karjat Passenger on 08.07.2018
Trains Diverted:
11025 Bhusaval-Pune Express leaving on 08.07.2018 via Manmad-Daund
11026 Pune-Bhusaval Express leaving on 08.07.2018 via Daund-Manmad
MeT Department has forecasted heavy rainfall in Konkan, Palghar, Mumbai and Thane areas for the next five days.
Mumbai after heavy rains
Heavy to very heavy rainfall to occur in Konkan Goa and Mumbai in the next five days, Ajay Kumar, Scientist at IMD was quoted as saying by ANI.
Another image of a flooded road in Goa after heavy rain
Heavy rains lashed Thane today.
A flooded road after heavy rainfall in Nagpur on Friday
Heavy rain shave also affected life in Mumbai. Due to very heavy rains and low visibility in North East and South East Section of Mumbai Division, Suburban trains on main line were running late by 12 to 20 minutes.
Residents posted pictures of the rain in Goa on their social media accounts
Flooding was also reported in North Goa's Sankhalim and Bicholim areas.
A bridge connecting South Goa to Margao city at Paroda in Quepem taluka, 45 kms away from Panaji was submerged and consequently led to traffic disruptions.