<p>Mumbai: Eighteen rain-related deaths and 65 injuries have been reported in Maharashtra since the weekend as the south-west monsoon made its presence felt in the western Indian state even as the financial capital of Mumbai was battered by incessant rainfall on Monday.</p><p>The casualties in the state include the four deaths due to collapse of the dilapidated Kundamala bridge over the Indrayani River off the Indori village in the Maval tehsil in Pune district. </p><p>As many as 51 people were rescued of which six are critical.</p><p>Three deaths have been reported from the hill station of Matheran in Raigad district, where youths could otherwise fathom the depth of Charlotte Lake and drowned. </p><p>Three deaths were reported from the Ahilyanagar district when a truck rammed a Mumbai-Shirdi bus. </p>.Three killed as rain wreaks havoc in Kerala.<p>Three people including a minor were killed after lightning strike in Kongangar village in Chalisgaon tehsil of the Jalgaon district. </p><p>Meanwhile, the Mumbai metropolitan region comprising the twin cities of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban and neighbouring districts of Palghar, Thane and Raigad received heavy rainfall. However, train services were operational with some minor delays through road traffic slowed down. </p><p>The MMR, on an average, recorded 100 mm rainfall in 24 hours.</p><p>SpiceJet and IndiGo also advised its passengers to check their flight status and allow extra time for their travel to the airport for any unforeseen delays due to the heavy rainfall in the city.</p><p>The IMD has forecast heavy rain for Mumbai and adjoining areas over the next 24 hours, with cloudy skies expected to persist. </p><p>The weather office has issued an ‘Orange alert’ for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar, indicating the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall.</p><p>Meanwhile, a ‘red alert’—the highest level of warning—was declared for Raigad, predicting extremely heavy rainfall in isolated pockets.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Eighteen rain-related deaths and 65 injuries have been reported in Maharashtra since the weekend as the south-west monsoon made its presence felt in the western Indian state even as the financial capital of Mumbai was battered by incessant rainfall on Monday.</p><p>The casualties in the state include the four deaths due to collapse of the dilapidated Kundamala bridge over the Indrayani River off the Indori village in the Maval tehsil in Pune district. </p><p>As many as 51 people were rescued of which six are critical.</p><p>Three deaths have been reported from the hill station of Matheran in Raigad district, where youths could otherwise fathom the depth of Charlotte Lake and drowned. </p><p>Three deaths were reported from the Ahilyanagar district when a truck rammed a Mumbai-Shirdi bus. </p>.Three killed as rain wreaks havoc in Kerala.<p>Three people including a minor were killed after lightning strike in Kongangar village in Chalisgaon tehsil of the Jalgaon district. </p><p>Meanwhile, the Mumbai metropolitan region comprising the twin cities of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban and neighbouring districts of Palghar, Thane and Raigad received heavy rainfall. However, train services were operational with some minor delays through road traffic slowed down. </p><p>The MMR, on an average, recorded 100 mm rainfall in 24 hours.</p><p>SpiceJet and IndiGo also advised its passengers to check their flight status and allow extra time for their travel to the airport for any unforeseen delays due to the heavy rainfall in the city.</p><p>The IMD has forecast heavy rain for Mumbai and adjoining areas over the next 24 hours, with cloudy skies expected to persist. </p><p>The weather office has issued an ‘Orange alert’ for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar, indicating the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall.</p><p>Meanwhile, a ‘red alert’—the highest level of warning—was declared for Raigad, predicting extremely heavy rainfall in isolated pockets.</p>