PANAJI
Goa continues to be pounded by the South-West monsoon with the Met office claiming that the total rainfall is nearly nine inches higher than what was recorded till date last year.
Statistics provided by the Met department said Goa has already received 54 inches of rain.
In the last 24 hours, around 7 mm rainfall was recorded and the weatherman forecasts showers at most places in Goa for the next five days.
Wind speeds are expected to be in the region of 45-50 kilometres per hour and fishermen are advised not to venture along the coastal or the open sea for the next 24 hrs.
Meanwhile, rainfall continued to sporadically disrupt normal life for citizens with trees getting uprooted constantly. In Merces, on the outskirts of Panaji, a tree collapsed on a house and a two-wheeler.
There were a total of 17 instances of trees falling across the state on Sunday, officials of the Fire and Emergency services said.
According to the IMD's prediction on distribution of rainfall this monsoon,''Heavy to very heavy rain'' at a few places with extremely heavy rain at isolated places very likely over Konkan and Goa till Wednesday.
