New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Several places in Mumbai continue to reel under the impact of the heavy monsoon rains. Downgrading Mumbai's red alert for heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for August 17, Sunday, after torrential rains pounded the financial capital on Janmashtami. The incessant rainfall on Saturday caused waterlogging, flooding and landslide.

IMD's weather forecast for Mumbai states, "Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places." The orange weather warning will remain intact for the coming two days. In addition to Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg are on orange alert today.

"Extremely heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Konkan & Goa; Ghat areas of Ma...