Heavy rains lash large parts of country; situation grim in Maharashtra, Karnataka | HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY

As the flood situation turned grim in Maharashtra's Kolhapur and surrounding areas, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called up Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Karnataka Chief Minster BS Yediyurappa, requesting help for the lakhs of the affected people. 6:00 pm: In pictures: Monsoon rains lash Karnataka's Hubballi,water entered into the houses, Cars seen submerged into the flooded water Image Source : INDIATV Monsoon Rains Image Source : INDIATV Monsoon Rains 3:40 pm: Two died and five were injured after wall of a house collapsed in Madan Mohan Malviya Ward, Jagdalpur, due to heavy rains in the region, today in Chhattisgarh, reports ANI 3:30 pm: Indian Army continues rescue operations in flooded affected areas of Gokak, Chikkodi, and Mandawali 3:26 pm: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis takes stock of flood situation Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took stock of flood situation in Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara through an aerial survey with other state ministers. 12:27 pm: Flooding in Nilambur and Perinthalmanna areas of Malappuram district in Kerala due to heavy rainfall 12:23 pm: Bhamragad area of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra flooded following heavy and incessant rainfall 12:19 pm: Residents of Multai celebrate as Tapti river overflows after 3 years and enters Tapti temple in Madhya Pradesh 12:08 pm: Residents of Multai celebrate as Tapti river overflows after 3 years and enters Tapti temple in Betul, Madhya Pradesh 11:59 am: Incessant rainfall has led to flooding in parts of Sukma district of Chhattisgarh 11:36 am: More than 90 people were evacuated and sheltered in relief centers due to flooding in Madikeri area following heavy rainfall in Karnataka's Kodagu 11:14 am: Locals dance on waterlogged National Highway in Karnataka's Yamagarni village, Belagavi 11:11 am: 11:01 am: Holiday announced in Karnataka schools and colleges by respective District Administrations in rain-affected districts- Kodagu, Dharwad, Mangaluru, Hassan, Belagavi, Mysore, Karwar and Udupi 10:46 am: 10:14 am: There has been an increase in water level in Mysuru's Kabini Dam with 46,000 cusecs of water. They will arrive in Pune and then spread to flood-affected areas of Sangli, Kolhapur, and Pune 08:12 am: Track restoration work underway on Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section in Mangaluru's Siribagilu area where a landslide occurred due to heavy rains 08:01 am: 2 dead, 3 admitted to hospital after railway parcel service building at Coimbatore railway station collapses due to heavy rain Image Source : ANI Railway parcel service building at Coimbatore railway station collapses 07:55 am: Road connecting Kashinagar to Kidigan in Gajapati district of Odisha has been flooded, which has affected traffic movement. 07:50 am: Schools, colleges and Anganwadi in Kodagu district to remain closed today and tomorrow in view of red alert issued by the weather department 07:42 am: Kerala State Disaster Management Authority issues red alert for Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, while orange alert has been issued for Thrissur, Palakkad, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod, for today 07:35 am: Special service train to run between Miraj​ and Karad in Maharashtra for 3 days beginning today, as road traffic has been disrupted due to heavy rains and waterlogging in Karad, Sangli, Miraj and Pandharpur​​​​ Ghat areas of Kolhapur are expected to receive extremely heavy rain on Thursday and "heavy to very heavy rain" the day after.