The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a moderate flash flood risk warning for several districts in Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat over the next 24 hours, even as heavy rainfall triggered another flash flood in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, damaging houses, shops and vehicles.
According to the IMD's latest National Flash Flood Guidance Bulletin, moderate flash flood risk is likely in parts of Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat Region till 5:30 am on July 9. The weather office warned that surface runoff and inundation could occur in fully saturated soils and low-lying areas due to the forecast of heavy rainfall.
