Red alert in Kerala districts in view of heavy rain forecast; schools, colleges closed | Live Updates

Swathes of the country have been struggling under heavy rains and the situation remains to be grim as the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted more showers for today. Nearly 2.5 lakh people have been evacuated in parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka, while several rivers were in spate in Andhra Pradesh. According to the IMD, extremely heavy rains are likely in Pune, Satara and Kolhapur districts of Western Maharashtra on Thursday. Pune city too is likely to get a good spell of rain on Thursday, the weather department said, adding there is a red alert for ghat areas of Pune.

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