Overview

• Hyderabad and Medak saw severe waterlogging and traffic paralysis as reservoir gates were opened, and Telangana’s chief minister ordered evacuations and coordinated rescue operations.
• Mumbai, Thane and parts of Konkan are under yellow alerts with orange alerts for Raigad and Palghar on select days through Monday, signaling a return of heavy rain after a brief lull.
• The IMD confirmed a low-pressure area formed Friday morning over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and forecast its west-northwest movement toward south Odisha, north Andhra Pradesh and south Chhattisgarh.
• Arunachal Pradesh and Assam face heavy to very heavy rain with orange and red alerts in several districts, with warnings for landslides, flooding and road blockages.
• Odisha issued orange warnings in southern districts and advised fishermen to avoid the sea due to squally winds, while a cloudburst in Himachal’s Bilaspur buried vehicles and damaged farms without reported casualties.