The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has upgraded its warning for Mumbai to an orange alert as intense monsoon activity continued to lash the city and surrounding regions on Wednesday. The financial capital woke up to another spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds, disrupting traffic and causing waterlogging in several low-lying areas.

According to the latest IMD bulletin issued at 1.06 pm, Mumbai and Thane have been placed under an orange alert until Thursday 9 am, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds at isolated places. Raigad and Palghar have been issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at isolated places.