New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The IMD on Saturday issued a red alert for Mumbai as the city continued to face heavy rainfall, leaving several areas waterlogged.

The IMD predicted thunderstorms and lightning with gusty winds of up to 40 kmph and said heavy rains ( more than 15 mm per hour) were very likely over the Mumbai Suburban area today.

A red alert was also issued for Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed,Nanded, Parbhani, and Hingoli districts in Maharashtra.

The weather department issued a forecast of "Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall with Extremely Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Gujarat Region, Madhya Maharashtra, Telangana and Vidarbha."

The rainfall is likely to continue tomorrow as the IMD predicted Mumbai rains til...