India, Aug. 19 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday, August 18, issued rainfall warnings across Maharashtra for the next five days. As per the colour-coded warning, the state is likely to experience widespread rainfall for the next 24 hours after which rainfall is likely to reduce gradually beginning August 20.

The state is seeing significant rainfall activity due to active monsoon conditions, especially in Mumbai and some districts of Vidarbha that are witnessing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. The situation is likely to persist for the next 24 hours, and a red alert has been issued for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and the ghat areas of Pune and Satara districts on August 19. Whereas the Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg d...