India, June 21 -- The southwest monsoon advanced into the remaining parts of Bihar, East Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, most of Uttarakhand on Friday. According to the weather forcast issued by IMD, east and central India will experience intense rainfall, with extremely heavy rainfall over the next few days.

Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, and Gangetic West Bengal. Thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) will accompany rainfall in many areas. In West India, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Gujarat, Konkan & Goa, and Madhya Maharashtra during 20th-26th June, especially intense between 22n...