[5] The observed data shows a three-fold rise in widespread extreme rainfall events across India, including those regions where the floods occurred.

The local meteorological conditions showed the presence of a low so boring system in the Bay of Bengal, anchoring the monsoon westerlies blowing from the Arabian Sea.

These westerlies brought in an anomalous amount of moisture from the warm Arabian Sea, releasing them as heavy-to-extreme rains across Maharashtra over a week.

[1] Around 34 teams from National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed for rescue missions in various regions.

[10] The Maharashtra state's MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party also announced that they would donate one month's salary for relief support.