IMD warns of intense showers in Northeast, Maharashtra; Manipur reels under severe flooding

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall across several regions of India this week, even as the southwest monsoon begins its gradual retreat from the northwestern parts of the country.

As per the latest IMD bulletin, Northeast, central India, and Maharashtra will experience persistent rain while parts of Rajasthan will start to see monsoon withdrawal.At present, Manipur is grappling with a severe flooding emergency that has displaced thousands of families and inundated entire villages. Major rivers in the state, including the Iril, Thoubal, and Nongdambi, breached their banks on Monday. The rivers have flooded vast stretches of Imphal East, Imphal West, and Thoubal districts.

In Imphal East, the Iril River has flooded and inundated homes at Kshetri Awang Leikai.

In Thoubal district, the Thoubal River has flooded the villages of Haokha, Leishangthem, Khekman, and Keibung. The Nongdambi River flooded localities in Salungpham, Sangaiyumpham, Yairipok, and Wangjing.According to the IMD, Manipur and other northeastern states will continue to receive moderate to heavy rainfall for the next two days, which could further aggravate the current flood situation in Manipur.

Isolated very heavy rainfall is forecast over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura during September 15–17.

Moving to other parts of India, extremely heavy rainfall is expected in Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, and Marathwada through mid-week, increasing the possibility of flooding and landslides in hilly areas. For Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Vidarbha, IMD has predicted isolated heavy rainfall on September 15–16.

Light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms is predicted for Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and interior Karnataka Strong winds up to 40 km/h is expected too.

States like Rajasthan and Punjab have started to see monsoon withdrawal, however, states like Uttarakhand and east Uttar Pradesh are expected to experience heavy rainfall on Monday, September 15.The current Manipur flood disaster comes just months after the devastating floods of June 2025. The June flood affected over 1.65 lakh people, claimed lives, and damaged several localities, homes and livelihoods.