Mumbai

As heavy rainfall lashed the commercial capital of India on Wednesday morning severe waterlogging was recorded in several parts of the city.

The waterlogging was recorded in Dadar and Sion areas with Powai Lake overflowing due to the downpour.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert on Tuesday predicting very heavy showers in the city for the next five days from July 5 to July 9.

The city is witnessing heavy rains since Monday following which areas are waterlogged and traffic movement has been affected.

A landslide incident was reported in Ghatkopar's Panchsheel Nagar area amidst heavy rains, demolishing a house.

Several rivers in the state have reached the warning level. The Kundalika River has crossed the warning level and the water level of Amba, Savitri, Patalganga, Ulhas and Garhi rivers is slightly below the warning level.

The IMD also issued an orange alert for Thane, Palghar, Pune, Beed, Latur, Jalna, Parbhani and several other areas in Maharashtra for the next five days. Ratnagiri and Raigad are on red alert.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed officials to monitor the situation and keep the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) squads on stand-by.