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Which areas are at the highest risk? The weather department has warned of a moderate to high flash-flood risk over the next 24 hours across Mumbai city and its suburbs, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Ratnagiri Which areas are at the highest risk? The weather department has warned of a moderate to high flash-flood risk over the next 24 hours across Mumbai city and its suburbs, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and...
Which areas are at the highest risk? The weather department has warned of a moderate to high flash-flood risk over the next 24 hours across Mumbai city and its suburbs, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Ratnagiri. With the ground already saturated after days of continuous rain, even moderate showers could cause flooding in low-lying areas. While Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad remain under a ‘red’ alert on Monday, Ratnagiri is on ‘orange’ alert before moving to red on July 7.
How is the rain affecting travel across Maharashtra? Relentless rain has disrupted road traffic in several parts of the state, with Raigad among the worst hit. Floodwaters submerged stretches of the Mumbai-Goa Highway near Sukeli Ghat, bringing traffic to a halt and stranding thousands of commuters as vehicular queues stretched up to 10 km. Although traffic resumed on Monday, movement remained slow due to continued rainfall and flooding on the Nagothane-Wakan stretch. Officials also shut the Wakan-Pali road and diverted vehicles through Tamhini Ghat, while motorists reported recurring waterlogging near Mangaon and Karnala Ghat, blaming poor drainage and ongoing highway construction for worsening the situation, according to the PTI reports.