The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier issued a yellow alert for Friday. According to the IMD, several areas in the national capital received moderate rainfall while some received significant amounts of rainfall.
Amid heavy rain and flood, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday directed the administration, police, SDRF and local bodies to be vigilant and focus on rescue and relief works.
On Friday, lightning strikes claimed the lives of three individuals in different locations. In Balod district, two farmers lost their lives due to lightning, with one incident causing a mobile phone to explode. In Khairagarh district, a 15-year-old boy also succumbed to a lightning strike.
Due to the continued heavy rains, district collectors announced a holiday for educational institutions in Wayanad, Kasargod, Kannur and Palakkad districts on Friday
National Highway 717A has suffered significant damage due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall.
According to the officials, over 24.20 lakh people in 30 districts had been affected till Friday.
At least 12 persons lost their lives due to lightning strikes across seven districts in Bihar on Monday.
The ongoing Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand will remain suspended on Sunday due to the heavy rain alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for July 7-8.
Officials said that the movement of pilgrims from north Kashmir's Baltal base camp and from south Kashmir's Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camp has been temporarily halted due to heavy rain along the twin routes.
As heavy rains lashed many parts of Uttarakhand in the past 24 hours, the meteorological department on Wednesday sounded a red alert in the Garhwal region of the state. Department also warned of landslides and advised tourists not to travel to the hills.
