Rush Hour: 7 dead in Maharashtra rains, ex-SC judge to be INDIA bloc VP candidate and more

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Seven persons have died in heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. The rain also led to some rivers rising to alarming levels, he added.

Mumbai and its neighbouring districts of Thane, Palghar and Raigad have been issued a red alert for very heavy rainfall on Tuesday. An orange alert has been sounded for heavy rain on Wednesday.

The India Meteorological Department said that heavy rainfall will continue in the state till Thursday.

Mumbai received 170 millimetres of rainfall in just eight hours on Monday. Between Friday morning and Monday evening, Mumbai had recorded over 550 mm of rain.

In Delhi, the Yamuna river crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Monday for the first time in two years. In 2023, the river reached an all-time high of 208.66 m on July 13, breaching embankments and causing widespread flooding in several areas along the river. Read more.

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