Heavy rain battered parts of Mumbai, neighbouring Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts in the last 24 hours. The weather department notified on Thursday. Heavy rain is likely in the Konkan region and some regions of central Maharashtra today, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Some areas in Mumbai received 70 mm to 100 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am today, a senior IMD official said. Some areas in Thane saw very heavy rainfall of more than 120 mm. While the rainfall at Matheran in Raigad district reported 161 mm rain during the same period.