India, Aug. 19 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday warned of widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall across large parts of the country, including Maharashtra, over the next few days, with some regions likely to experience extremely heavy showers. In total, 26 states and Union territories may be affected.

In western India, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat are forecast to receive extremely heavy rainfall on August 19-20. Similar conditions are expected over coastal and north interior Karnataka on Tuesday, while very heavy showers are predicted in Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in the coming days.

The IMD has also predicted heavy rainfall for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jhar...