Several parts of Rajasthan received light to moderate showers in the past 24 hours, with Salumbar in Udaipur district recording the highest rainfall at 6 cm, the weather department said on Sunday (July 5).

In eastern Rajasthan, Sangod in Kota recorded 5 cm rainfall, while Chauth Ka Barwara in Sawai Madhopur, Bakani and Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar district received 3 cm each.

Aspur in Dungarpur, Pipalda in Kota, Jagpur in Banswara, and Dungla in Chittorgarh recorded 2 cm of rainfall each, while Arnod in Pratapgarh, Pindwara in Sirohi, Bagidora in Banswara, and Aklera in Jhalawar received 1 cm of rainfall.

-PTI

Heavy rains and gusty winds forced Mumbai international airport authorities to suspend all runway operations for an hour on Sunday (July 5), severely disrupting flight services at the facility.

The closure at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, which lasted from 10.17 a.m. to 11.17 a.m., affected several inbound and outbound flights, leaving passengers to grapple with an average departure delay of 75 minutes and arrivals by at least 28 minutes.

According to the live flight-tracking website, flightradar24.com, 87% of the flights were delayed at the airport, while another 62% arrived late.

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One person died in a tree-fall incident in Kurla in Mumbai on Sunday (July 5). BMC asked citizens not to take shelter under trees as the wind speed in the city has increased to over 77 kmph. 

-The Hindu Bureau

All Odisha districts have been put on high alert as a well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression that could bring heavy showers in the coastal State over the next few days.

The India Meteorological Department said the low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of North Odisha-West Bengal coasts concentrated into a depression and lay centred 50 km south-southeast of Balasore and south-southwest of Digha. It said the system is very likely to cross the north Odisha coast between Chandbali and Digha over the next day.

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At least 14 vehicles were damaged after the compound wall of a residential society collapsed in Maharashtra’s Pune city early on Sunday (July 5, 2026) following heavy rains, fire brigade officials said.

The Railway Ministry on Saturday (July 5, 2026) postponed the formal launch of tunnel-boring work for the bullet train project in Mumbai due to inclement weather and told authorities to commence the work immediately.

Ministry officials said it has been raining in Mumbai for the past few days, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued ‘red’ and ‘orange’ alerts for the next couple of days.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) railway station in Kurla experienced waterlogging on Saturday (July 4, 2026). Meanwhile, rains continued to lash Mumbai, Thane and Pune on Sunday (July 5, 2026) morning. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that there is no immediate relief from the rain. It placed Mumbai and Thane under red alert and the Konkan region and Pune under orange alert in its notification at 7 p.m. on July 4, 2026.

Relentless rains over the past 48 hours crippled life across Thane district in Maharashtra, causing waterlogging, tree falls and a gallery collapse at a building in which two persons were injured, officials said on Sunday (July 5).

The Thane Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) received 93 complaints during the last 24 hours, including 24 instances of tree falls, 22 branch falls, 24 of waterlogging, 8 compound wall collapses, and one landslide incident, they said.

Several low-lying areas in Thane city, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Dombivli, and Navi Mumbai were flooded, leaving numerous residents marooned, they said.

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Rain accompanied by thunder and lightning lashed several parts of Ahmedabad late on Saturday (July 4) night and in the early hours of Sunday (July 5), bringing relief from the prevailing heat and humidity.

Rainfall was recorded across several parts of the city, including eastern and western Ahmedabad, leading to a drop in temperature.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), monsoon activity remains active over Gujarat, with thunderstorms and rainfall likely to continue in Ahmedabad and several other districts over the coming days.

- ANI

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday (July 5) issued a red alert for Mumbai and Raigad district, valid for the next three hours due to heavy rainfall since Saturday night. Mumbai has recorded more than 250-300 mm of rainfall in the last 23 hours in a few areas of the city.

The IMD has forecasted moderate to intense spells of rain across these regions.

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Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds lashed Jaisalmer on Saturday (July 4) night, uprooting solar panels installed on the rooftop of a hotel, which crashed onto a road below and seriously injured a man and his two grandchildren travelling on a scooter.

According to police, the incident occurred in the Gandhi Colony area when strong winds dislodged the solar panels from the hotel rooftop.

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As rain lashed Mumbai again, waterlogging was witnessed at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) railway station in Kurla.

It added to the disruption already being faced by commuters across the city because of the continuous rain. Vehicles had to travel carefully through the waterlogged area.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has continued to warn of no immediate relief from the rain. It issued a red alert warning at 7 p.m. on Saturday (July 4) for Mumbai and Thane in Maharashtra amid heavy rainfall and waterlogging in the region.

-ANI

With continuous rainfall in Uttarakhand bringing in landslides and rising water levels, authorities on Sunday intensified monitoring and safety measures along the Shri Kedarnath Yatra route in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district to ensure the safe movement of pilgrims.

Disaster Management personnel have been deployed at all vulnerable locations along the trekking route, while the District Disaster Management Control Room is maintaining round-the-clock surveillance of the entire Yatra route.

-ANI