Thirty-six people lost their lives and and another 30 trapped in multiple landslides caused by incessant rains that battered Maharashtra's Raigad district.
The landslides have led to the major roads being blocked.
Two teams of the National Disaster Response Force were rushed to Ratnagiri's Khed and Chiplun areas to tackle critical situations due to high tide and heavy rain. However, waterlogged roads delayed rescue operations by the NDRF.
Helicopters are being used to evacuate people from the flood-hit regions in Raigad, about 70 km from Mumbai
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange alerts for several regions in the state that are set to receive heavy rainfall in the next three days.
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Mumbai too continues to be battered by incessant rainfall which has led to waterlogging, traffic snarls at several places. IMD has placed Mumbai under an orange alert for Friday, indicating “heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places”.