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Mumbai: The weather office has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, forecasting "extremely heavy rainfall`` over the next 24 hours in many places in Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts.
Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said the metropolis and surrounding areas could get intermittent moderate to heavy rain with "the possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places" on Saturday.
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"For the next 24 hours, that is between July 3 and 4, red alert has been issued for Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri.
At some places, there is a possibility of extremely heavy rainfall," an IMD official said late Friday night.
"On July 4, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at many places in Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts.
At some places extremely heavy rainfall is possible," he added.