The Met department on Monday issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in 33 of 52 districts in Madhya Pradesh, while lightning amid steady downpour claimed seven lives in the last 24 hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said very heavy rainfall in the 64.5 to 204.4 mm range was likely to lash 33 districts. It added that the orange alert, which asks officials to "be prepared", is valid till Tuesday morning.

As per the IMD statement, the 33 districts include Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, and Naramdapuram to name a few.