Ratnagiri Rain

People in Maharashtra's coastal Ratnagiri district were in for a surprise when they saw a massive crocodile on the road after heavy rain.

Overnight heavy downpours have caused several rivers in Maharashtra's Konkan region to swell and trigger flood-like situations, prompting authorities to relocate people in a few towns and villages to safer areas, said officials today.

Cyclone Biparjoy has intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm and lies centered over the east-central Arabian Sea.

Heavy rain lashed Mumbai and neighbouring areas this morning and the India Meteorological Department or IMD has predicted more showers in the city.

As heavy rain pounds Mumbai and other areas in Maharashtra, landslides have been reported from at least two locations - suburban Ghatkopar and Chiplun in Ratnagiri district, about 300 km from Mumbai.

When heavy rains started pounding Chiplun town in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district on July 21, little did Pragati Rane, who runs a small coaching centre there, think that things could escalate.

The Indian Air Force's Mi-17 helicopters rescued two persons stranded in inundated areas of coastal Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra on Friday, said a defense release.

At least 10 persons are feared trapped in a landslide in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, a senior official said on Friday.

As the Konkan coast of Maharashtra battles devastating rain and flooding, the coastal town of Chiplun in Ratnagiri, around 250 km from Mumbai, appears to be among the worst-affected.

Rescue operations are on in several districts of Maharashtra after relentless rain caused flooding and huge property damage across the Konkan region of the state.

Nearly 6,000 passengers were stranded as train services on the Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district were suspended on Thursday after a river overflowed following heavy rains in the area, officials said.

Mumbai has been pummeled by incessant rain since Wednesday morning. The weather office has warned of heavy rain in the next 24 hours in the city. The neighbouring areas of Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri will also see heavy downpour today and tomorrow, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reviewed his government's preparedness in the wake of the incessant heavy rain in Mumbai and other parts of the state. Three rivers - the Panchganga in Kolhapur, Kodavali in Ratnagiri and Kundalika in Raigad - are flowing very close to the danger mark.

Heavy rain overnight and this morning battered several parts of Mumbai, leading to flooding and travel chaos. This is the heaviest spell of rain in the financial capital since 2005, Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray told NDTV. "198 mm rain in four hours is a huge amount of rain. Any city in the world will collapse with such rain," Mr Thackeray...

The weather office has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, forecasting "extremely heavy rainfall'' over the next 24 hoursin many places in Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts.

People in Maharashtra's coastal Ratnagiri district were in for a surprise when they saw a massive crocodile on the road after heavy rain.

Overnight heavy downpours have caused several rivers in Maharashtra's Konkan region to swell and trigger flood-like situations, prompting authorities to relocate people in a few towns and villages to safer areas, said officials today.

Cyclone Biparjoy has intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm and lies centered over the east-central Arabian Sea.

Heavy rain lashed Mumbai and neighbouring areas this morning and the India Meteorological Department or IMD has predicted more showers in the city.

As heavy rain pounds Mumbai and other areas in Maharashtra, landslides have been reported from at least two locations - suburban Ghatkopar and Chiplun in Ratnagiri district, about 300 km from Mumbai.

When heavy rains started pounding Chiplun town in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district on July 21, little did Pragati Rane, who runs a small coaching centre there, think that things could escalate.

The Indian Air Force's Mi-17 helicopters rescued two persons stranded in inundated areas of coastal Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra on Friday, said a defense release.

At least 10 persons are feared trapped in a landslide in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, a senior official said on Friday.

As the Konkan coast of Maharashtra battles devastating rain and flooding, the coastal town of Chiplun in Ratnagiri, around 250 km from Mumbai, appears to be among the worst-affected.

Rescue operations are on in several districts of Maharashtra after relentless rain caused flooding and huge property damage across the Konkan region of the state.

Nearly 6,000 passengers were stranded as train services on the Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district were suspended on Thursday after a river overflowed following heavy rains in the area, officials said.

Mumbai has been pummeled by incessant rain since Wednesday morning. The weather office has warned of heavy rain in the next 24 hours in the city. The neighbouring areas of Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri will also see heavy downpour today and tomorrow, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reviewed his government's preparedness in the wake of the incessant heavy rain in Mumbai and other parts of the state. Three rivers - the Panchganga in Kolhapur, Kodavali in Ratnagiri and Kundalika in Raigad - are flowing very close to the danger mark.

Heavy rain overnight and this morning battered several parts of Mumbai, leading to flooding and travel chaos. This is the heaviest spell of rain in the financial capital since 2005, Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray told NDTV. "198 mm rain in four hours is a huge amount of rain. Any city in the world will collapse with such rain," Mr Thackeray...

The weather office has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, forecasting "extremely heavy rainfall'' over the next 24 hoursin many places in Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts.