Weather forecast HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka reel under floods

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams on Saturday rescued 47 teachers and 6 teachers from Kasturba Gandhi Girls School in Morbi district.

Gujarat: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team rescued 47 students and 6 teachers from Kasturba Gandhi Girls School in Morbi district, earlier today. #GujaratFloods pic.twitter.com/FMbDPCRAcb

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2019

Following very heavy rains in Gujarat and Maharashtra which led to the flooding of tracks at some locations, the Western Railway on Saturday canceled 17 trains pertaining to Rajkot division, short-terminated 6 trains and diverted 2 trains on alternate routes.

With very heavy rainfall in Gujarat & Maharashtra flooding tracks at some locations and washing away embankment at others, 17 trains pertaining to Rajkot division of Western Railway have been cancelled, 6 short-terminated & 2 have been diverted on alternate routes @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/r1W3K83TXq

— Gopal Kateshiya (@gopalreports) August 10, 2019

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team rescued 85 stranded residents from Charmadi area in Belthangady in Karnataka. 

#KarnatakaFloods2019 : National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team rescued 85 stranded residents including two pregnant women and two toddlers in Belthangady's Charmadi area. pic.twitter.com/DIfYHqLta6

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2019

Khokhadadadi river, which is a tributary of Aji river that bisects Rajkot, was flooded after heavy rainfall on Saturday. Randarda Lake near Pradyuman Park Zoo in Rajkot was flooded after the city received approximately 8 inch rain on Saturday.

People watch floodwaters overflowing Randarda Lake near the popular Pradyuman Park Zoo in Rajkot after the city experienced around 8 inch of rain on Saturday @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/tmcvZfErGs

— Gopal Kateshiya (@gopalreports) August 10, 2019

A daily-wage laborer's family, including their two children, aged 3 and 7 years old, were killed when a wall collapsed at a construction site in Ahmedabad on Saturday morning. 

Indian Army has intensified its relief and rescue operations in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Nine Relief teams, 12 Engineer Teams are providing assistance to flood-affected people in Kolhapur and Sangli in Maharashtra.

Defense personnel on Saturday made arrangements to carry out relief work at Belagavi Air Force Station in Karnataka.

#KarnatakaFloods2019: Defense personnel making ready for the relief work at the Belagavi Air Force Station. pic.twitter.com/C9ac7tGlCr

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 10, 2019

Dakshin Kannada District Administration on Saturday rescued Former Union Minister and Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary was rescued from his house in flood-hit Bantwal in Karnataka.

#WATCH Dakshina Kannada District Administration today rescued Former Union Minister and Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary from his house in flood -affected Bantwal in Karnataka, today. pic.twitter.com/SZmgy6aYOt

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2019

The Indian Air Force on Saturday rescued 11 people from Avalanchi in Nilgiris district, which has been experiencing incessant downpour since the past few days.

Eight people were killed and four injured when a compound wall of a private compound collapsed due to heavy rain in Morbi town in Gujarat. The rubble fell on the victims' huts. The victims were migrant laborers from Madhya Pradesh.

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SST) of Shirdi announced a financial aid of Rs 10 crore as a relief for people affected by floods in various parts of the state. Heavy rains and release of water from dams triggered floods in Sangli, Kolhapur and parts of Satara districts in Western Maharashtra. Parts of Pune and Solapur districts are also affected by floods.

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will visit the flood-affected areas of Mangaluru tomorrow.

Karnataka: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will be visiting the flood-affected areas of Mangaluru tomorrow. #KarnatakaFloods pic.twitter.com/Rf8x2eqSoq

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2019

The Karnataka government pegged the damage caused by heavy rain and subsequent floods at Rs 6,000 crore. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that this was "the biggest calamity" in 45 years, and added that his government has sought Rs 3,000 as relief from the Centre.

Incessant rains in most parts of Nashik district over the last few days have caused large-scale damage to crops across 11 talukas, officials said Saturday. Crops spread over 21,901.71 hectares of land across 758 villages in the district have been damaged due to heavy rains, which affected total 32,433 farmers, officials from the Collector office said. The tribal-dominated Igatpuri taluka was the worst hit as crops on 10,349 hectares of land spread over 126 villages were damaged. The taluka recorded 3,832 mm rainfall from June 1 to August 10, they said. Total 9,390 farmers were affected due to the crop loss in Igatpuri taluka. (PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reaches Sangli to review the flood situation in the region.

After a brief dry spell, Odisha is likely to receive a fresh bout of rainfall from Sunday, with another low pressure taking shape over the Bay of Bengal. A fresh low-pressure area, likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal by around Monday, may trigger rainfall of varied intensity in different parts of Odisha, an official of the Meteorological Centre here said on Saturday. Districts such as Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh and Kendrapara are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Sunday, he said. (PTI)

People in Karnataka's Shivamogga district are being evacuated as the rainwater enters their houses in residential complexes.

Karnataka: Water from overflowing Tunga river enters residential areas in Vidya Nagar in Shivamogga district. Fire Department engaged in the evacuation of people from the area. pic.twitter.com/JOWM8fO3WU

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2019

Watch: NDRF officials distribute food packets in Sangli which is severely affected by incessant rains.

#WATCH: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) provides relief material to flood-affected people in Sangli. #maharashtrafloods pic.twitter.com/45CCi5O8XY

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2019

NDRF teams conduct rescue operations in two talukas of Rajkot district in Gujarat - Padadhari and Lodhika. 482 people have been evacuated in Padadhari.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, after taking stock of the flood situation in the state, said, "24 people have lost their lives, and 1024 villages are severely affected due to floods. 20 NDRF teams, 10 Army teams, 5 Navy teams and 2 SDRF teams engaged in rescue operations. Compensation of Rs 5 lakh to be given to the next of kin of the deceased."

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani holds a review meeting with officials to discuss the flood situation in the state prevailing due to incessant rainfall.

(Picture credit: ANI)

With no let-up in rains, the flood situation in Karnataka remained grim on Saturday as most of the rivers in the state were in spate. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa asked people of the state not to worry as relief measures were his government's top priority. He also said the Centre was monitoring the situation. "Relief and rehabilitation work is our top priority. Farmers and people need not have to worry," Yediyurappa told reporters. So far 12 people have died in flood and rain-related incidents in the state. (PTI)

WATCH | Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan swims through neck-deep water to reach village

When Maharashtra Minister Shri @girishdmahajan swims through neck deep water to reach flood hit village,where no one able to reach from 4 days.

It is very easy to troll from sitting comfortably in Home; but difficult to be in action in such devastating flood. @BJP4Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/pzLKQ8kNp1

— Vijaya Rahatkar (@VijayaRahatkar) August 10, 2019

NDRF teams deliver LPG cylinders to flood-hit Kolhapur by boat as roads are blocked due to heavy rains

LPG cylinders reached Kolhapur by boat , since Road Ways are disconnected @PetroleumMin @CMOMaharashtra @PIBMumbai pic.twitter.com/I9uatKqBIR

— Mantralaya Control Room, Maharashtra (@MantralayaRoom) August 10, 2019

Due to heavy discharge of 1.50 lakh cusecs water from the Ukai Dam in Tapi river, all the sewage outlets of Surat into Tapi river were closed, as a result of which the drain water entered the low lying areas of the region.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Office on Twitter said that 15 additional teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will reach Kolhapur from Visakhapatnam by today afternoon to assist in the rescue and relief operations in the rain-battered region.

#MaharashrtraFloods updates:
Additional 15 teams of @indiannavy from Visakhapatnam to reach Kolhapur by this afternoon to assist rescue efforts.

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) August 10, 2019

Four persons, including a one-year-old girl, were killed, and five others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Nadiad town of Gujarat following heavy rains, officials said on Saturday. The building, located in Pragati Nagar area of the town in Kheda district, collapsed late Friday night, Kheda Superintendent of Police Divya Mishra said. "Total nine persons were trapped after the building collapsed, of whom four died, while five sustained injuries. They have been admitted to a government hospital," she said. (PTI)

Incessant rainfall in Gujarat's Ahmedabad causes extreme waterlogging and flood-like situation.

(Express photos by Javed Raja)

Train movement from Rajkot's Padadhari halted due to flooding on tracks because of heavy rainfall in the region: PRO, Rajkot Division, Western Railway

Around nine million people are reported to be affected by floods in the state till Thursday with at least 130 deaths, according to the state disaster management department. News agency PTI reported that the number of people affected by floods, according to the department, has reached 88.46 lakh and they are spread across 1269 Panchayats falling under 111 blocks of 13 districts.

The IMD has forecast very heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday in most parts of the state.“Heavy to very heavy rain very likely with isolated extremely heavy falls in the districts of Anand, Vadodara, Kheda, and Bharuch. Heavy to very heavy rain very likely at isolated places in the districts of Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Ahmedabad, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Chhota Udepur, Narmada and Surat,” the IMD warning for August 10 said. On August 12, South districts of Navsari and Valsad are expected to receive heavy rainfall, it said. Read more

The Western Railway line cancels 26 trains due to landslides and breaches on the Central Railway line and Konkan Railway line. Here's a list of the cancelled trains:

Many parts of Maharashtra will finally get a break from heavy rain, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the intensity of rainfall will reduce significantly from this weekend, especially over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha. However, moderate rain may continue over Konkan for the next four days, said the IMD. Read more

Gujarat government orders closure of schools in six talukas of Rajkot due to heavy rainfall.

Due to very heavy rain during last 24 hours concluding at 6am today, government has ordered govt and private schools closed for Saturday in Lodhika, Vinchhiya , Padadhari , Gondal, Kotda and Jasdan talukas of Rajkot district. Rajkot city 171mm rain, Vinchhiya 166mm @IndianExpress

— Gopal Kateshiya (@gopalreports) August 10, 2019

14 teams of Indian Navy start rescue operations in Maharashtra's Kolhapur

Defence PRO: All 14 Navy teams in Kolhapur have proceeded for rescue operations at Shiroli village (Shirol block) near Kolhapur from 6 am today. #maharashtrafloods pic.twitter.com/mMbWS3FkyC

— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2019