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IMD Flash Flood Alert: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka at Risk
IMD warns of flash floods in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Goa over 24 hours. Monsoon advances, heavy rain disrupts transport and triggers landslides.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a flash flood risk (FFR) warning for several districts in western India, with widespread rainfall expected over the next 24 hours.
The highest-risk areas include parts of Gujarat, including Saurashtra & Kutch, central Maharashtra, Konkan & Goa, and coastal Karnataka, where intense rainfall could trigger rapid surface runoff, waterlogging and localized flooding in vulnerable watersheds and low-lying areas, IMD said.
In Saurashtra & Kutch, IMD said Rajkot, Surendranagar, Botad and Bhavnagar districts face a moderate risk of flash floods. Across Gujarat, the alert covers Ahmedabad, Kheda, Anand, Vadodara, Panchmahal, Bharuch, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Dangs, Navsari, Surat, Tapi, Valsad, and the Union Territories of Daman and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
In central Maharashtra, the districts of Ahilyanagar, Pune, Satara and Kolhapur are expected to face similar risks. The IMD has also warned of moderate flash flood risk across north Goa, south Goa, Mumbai city, Mumbai suburban, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Thane in the Konkan & Goa subdivision.
Along the west coast, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts in coastal Karnataka have also been placed in the moderate-risk category. Separately, the weather office has forecast low to moderate flash flood risk over parts of Kerala & Mahe, covering Kasaragod, Kannur, Mahe, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha districts. In the northeast, Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Saiha districts of Mizoram have also been placed in the low to moderate flash flood risk category.