Indian Meteorological Department has issued a ‘thunderstorm’ alert for Ratnagiri, Raigad, Thane, Palghar and Kolhapur districts in Maharashtra in view of the extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ gushing over the Arabian Sea.
Meanwhile, Mumbaikars welcomed season's first rainfall on Sunday as the cyclone moved closer to the Saurashtra Kutch region and is expected to cross the region and adjoining Pakistan coasts on June 15.