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In the last two days, heavy rainfall hammered several parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra region, and the IMD today predicted more widespread rain in the next two days

The red alert for five districts was due to a well-marked low pressure area lying over south-west Bihar and neighbouring regions which is now likely to move west and north-west

According to IMD prediction, a thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain is likely in many parts of Delhi and Haryana and Rajasthan

IMD weather update: A low pressure area is very likely to develop over north Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood during the end of week 1 and beginning of week

IMD also issued an orange alert for Navi Mumbai and Thane, forecasting intense rainfall at isolated places between Wednesday and FridayIMD also issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and predicted moderate to intense rainfall at isolated places on Wednesday and Friday

India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai in the backdrop of heavy rainsWater logging and traffic disruptions pestered Mumbai on Sunday

Isolated extremely heavy falls also likely over Jammu division and Himachal Pradesh on July 19 and Uttarakhand on July 18-19, IMD said

Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely to continue over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand with isolated heavy falls till 16th

Heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya during next 5 days