NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Sunday night caused waterlogging in several areas, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue orange to red alerts for Mumbai and its suburban regions, while also affecting other parts of Maharashtra and Odisha with significant rainfall activity.The IMD posted on social media platform X that Mumbai and suburban areas would continue to experience light to moderate rainfall for the next 3-4 hours.

“Orange to red colour warnings for moderate to heavy spells of rainfall with moderate thunderstorms with squally winds 50-60 kmph issued for Mumbai and suburban areas during the next 3 hours,” the IMD stated. Between 8 am on May 25 and 8 am on May 26, Mumbai recorded 58 mm of rainfall in the city area, 19 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 15 mm in the western suburbs.Mumbai had previously experienced light showers on May 23, with the IMD forecasting generally cloudy skies with heavy rain for the city.Heavy rainfall late Wednesday night severely impacted the Bhiwandi-Wada road in Maharashtra’s Thane district, causing significant damage to the road surface and creating large potholes. The situation was further complicated by ongoing road construction work, resulting in a massive traffic jam extending 7 to 8 kilometers, with commuters stuck for over four hours.In Odisha, the Koraput district has recorded its highest rainfall in 24 years, according to IMD Bhubaneswar Director Manorama Mohanty.“Light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at many places in Odisha over the next few days. The southwest monsoon has already set in over Kerala, and pre-monsoon showers are currently active in our state. Cyclonic circulation is going to form. Tomorrow, light and moderate rainfall will occur in many places of Odisha, and it will continue next 4-5 days,” Mohanty said.The IMD has issued an orange alert for several districts in Odisha in anticipation of heavy rainfall.