'Red' alert in Gujarat's Junagadh after heavy rain; Mumbai showers to continue. Top updates
Hindustan TimesAfter witnessing incessant rainfall on Saturday, Mumbai is likely to get some respite from the heavy showers as the India Meteorological Department has downgraded the Maharashtra capital's ‘orange’ alert to ‘yellow’ alert for Sunday. In Gujarat, heavy to very heavy rain pounded several districts in the state's south and Saurashtra regions on Saturday, triggering a flood-like situation in urban areas and isolating villages amid rising water levels in dams and rivers surging to danger levels. The Thane district administration in Maharashtra sounded a flood alert for villages in Bhiwandi, Shahapur and Vasai talukas after the water levels in Tansa Dam reached close to the overflow levels on Saturday. According to the IMD, light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Saurashtra and Kutch on July 24, Gujarat region on July 23.