Western parts of the country, mainly Maharashtra and Gujarat, have experienced heavy rainfall in the last few hours. The IMD has issued a red alert for Maharashtra’s four districts- Raigad, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur and Satara — for heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours. In addition, the weather department predicted that some areas of Coastal Karnataka, Odisha West Madhya Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu might witness heavy rainfall in the next few hours.