IMD issues red alert for Thane, Raigad, Pune, and Palghar in Maharashtra due to heavy rainfall. Schools in Thane and Palghar to remain closed. Landslide in Raigad claims 16 lives.
The IMD forecast issued on Thursday said 'heavy to very heavy' rainfall was likely in several places in Palghar and adjoining Thane over the next 48 hours
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining Thane and Palghar districts on Wednesday, disrupting suburban rail traffic and causing water-logging in low-lying areas from where people were evacuated, while a 14-year-old girl drowned in a swollen drain.