India Weather Highlights: IMD issues orange alert in Mumbai; all schools, colleges shut tomorrow

The SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) and police personnel launched a rescue operation to save five people stranded due to a sudden rise in the water level of the Basantar River in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba.

A tree was uprooted in the Kalwa railway colony near the Chandanwadi area amid gusty weather conditions.

Four to five persons are feared trapped after a ground-plus-three-storey 'chawl' partially collapsed in Mumbai's Mankhurd area on Sunday night amid heavy rains, civic officials told PTI.

The incident occurred at Chawl No 5 in Janta Nagar, behind Hanuman Mandir, at around 8.30 pm, they said.

A holiday has been declared at all government, private, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools and colleges in Mumbai on Monday (July 6) due to heavy rainfall predicted by the India Meteorological Department.

However, government and private offices will function as usual, the Mumbai civic body said, as per news agency ANI.

A 17-year-old boy drowned in a river, while a man was killed and two women sustained injuries after a portion of a balcony collapsed as torrential rains wreaked havoc in Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra on Sunday, officials said.

Heavy rain and strong winds were witnessed in Navi Mumbai amid monsoon conditions.

Heavy rainfall causes severe waterlogging in the Chirner village. A resident said, "...No one has come to check on us yet. We have been in this water for two days now…Yesterday alone, we killed at least 10 to 12 snakes..."

Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde said, “My appeal to Mumbaikars is this: step out only if you have essential work. I visited the Coastal Road area yesterday. People go to the seaside for recreation; I saw children being made to sit on the sea walls.”

“That is extremely dangerous. With the high tide, going there is unsafe; it is best to avoid such places as much as possible. There are strong winds and high tides, so unless it is necessary, do not venture out without a reason. I am monitoring the catchment areas daily,” Tawde said.

Fourteen labourers stranded due to rising floodwaters in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district were safely rescued

Nitesh Singh, DSP Gariaband says, “Bijapal village is located on the border of Gariaband and Mahasamund districts, under the jurisdiction of Chura Police Station. Bridge construction work was underway on the Bagnai River there, and 14 labourers were living in a makeshift shed beneath the bridge.”

“Due to continuous rainfall in Gariaband district over the past 24 hours, the water level rose suddenly, trapping all 14 labourers. Upon receiving this information, a joint rescue operation was successfully carried out by the Gariaband Police team and the Mahasamund Home Guard team,” the DSP said.

“Had they not been rescued in time, their lives could have been in danger; we have averted a serious situation. It is raining continuously. Gariaband district is surrounded by forests, small streams, rivers, and hills; consequently, water levels are rising due to the rain. The Gariaband Police team is on alert at the site and maintaining a close watch,” he added.

In Thane city, emergency services rescued five persons trapped in a two-storey building in the Diva area in the afternoon after a concrete slab of a staircase collapsed, blocking the main exit, officials said.

In the neighbouring Palghar district, incessant downpour led to a wall collapse in Vasai, officials said. The under-construction compound wall of a housing complex gave way in the afternoon, crashing into an adjacent residential layout, crushing 15 motorcycles parked along the perimeter.

Heavy waterlogging continues in the Nalasopara area of Palghar following continuous rainfall. Commuters face severe inconvenience as they wade through heavily inundated roads.

Waterlogging is reported in several parts of the city following continuous rainfall.

The four IndiGo flights that were cancelled are 6E 395 (Delhi-Mumbai), 6E 5273 (Mumbai-Indore), 6E 552 (Indore-Mumbai and 6E 6613 (Mumbai-Delhi), as per sources.

Four IndiGo flights were cancelled, and 13 arriving aircraft of various operators were diverted to nearby airports as heavy rains and gusty winds forced Mumbai international airport authorities to suspend all runway operations for an hour on Sunday, sources told ANI. The 13 flights that were diverted due to bad weather, however, landed back in Mumbai later, they added.

A portion of the road connecting the Kanpur-Lucknow National Highway with the Ganga Expressway in Unnao district was caved in after the first monsoon rain, with the washing away of the underlying soil, news agency PTI reported.

The Delhi-Lucknow road in Hapur witnessed severe waterlogging following heavy rainfall.

Flight operations were reportedly halted for an hour at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

Four IndiGo flights were cancelled, and 13 arriving aircraft of various operators were diverted to nearby airports as heavy rains and gusty winds forced Mumbai international airport authorities to suspend all runway operations for an hour on Sunday, sources told PTI.

Mumbai's civic body urged citizens, particularly in low-lying areas and along the coastline, to be alert due to a high tide of 4.19 metres at 3.22 pm on Sunday. Heavy rains and high tides generally trigger flooding in the metropolis.

As moderate rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Sunday, bringing much-needed relief from the humid weather, the IMD issued an orange alert for the city on Monday, July 6.

It predicted, "Generally cloudy sky. A spell of very light rain/light rain at many places with moderate to heavy rain at isolated places accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning/strong winds speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph towards morning/forenoon...Another spell of very light to light rain towards evening/night."