Hyderabad, Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Telangana CM urges PM Modi to release Rs 1,350 cr fund for relief work

Following incessant heavy rains in Maharashtra for the past 2 days, Mumbai recorded the highest 24-hour October rainfall in the last 10 years yesterday.

In Telangana, around 32 people have lost their lives due to heavy downpour.

The India Meteorological Department on Friday predicted heavy rainfall over parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Over the next 2 days, rainfall is likely to occur over north peninsular India and adjoining areas as well as east Rajasthan and south Uttar Pradesh. The rest of the country will experience dry weather conditions.

Earlier, Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday said the state has suffered losses of Rs 5,000 crore due to the heavy rainfall and flash floods and has urged the Centre to release Rs 1,350 crore immediately to support the relief and rehabilitation works in process.

#WATCH हैदराबाद: भारतीय सेना अलिजुबेल कॉलोनी में नाव द्वारा राहत एवं बचाव कार्य करते हुए। (वीडियो सोर्स-भारतीय सेना) pic.twitter.com/51sHWH2488

— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) October 14, 2020

As per the latest updates, Telangana CM has called an emergency high-level review meeting at 3pm on the heavy rain & flood situation in the state on Wednesday. All officials concerned are asked to be present. Even the Central government has asked a report  from Telangana, to be submitted regarding losses due to the floods.

#WATCH आंध्र प्रदेश के ईस्ट गोदावरी जिले में भारी बारिश के चलते कई घर पानी में डूब गए हैं। एक मकान ढहकर पानी के तेज बहाव के साथ बह गया। pic.twitter.com/0WbTh3Wn32

— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) October 14, 2020

In Maharashtra heavy rains have wrecked havock in parts of Pune, which are flooded. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for the state saying tha the deep depression that flooded the streets of Hyderabad had by Wednesday afternoon started moving towards Maharashtra.

Pune: Waterlogging at Sinhagad Road, following to heavy rainfall in the city#MaharashtraRains pic.twitter.com/hOH7AzRbPv

— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2020

IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in parts of the western state on Wednesday and has also issued a red alert for the entire North Konkan area, including Mumbai and Thane.

2,23,000 cusecs of water discharged from Sonna Barrage into Bheema river in Afzalpur, Kalaburagi district, following heavy rainfall in Maharashtra: Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Limited pic.twitter.com/D21ErloIYn

— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2020

NDRF Teams have been deployed in Maharashtra’s Latur and Solapar Amid IMD’s Heavy Rains Warning.