Updated Sep. 26, 2019 9:49 AM
Torrential rainfall triggered deadly flooding around Pune, India, on Thursday with at least 17 fatalities reported, according to the Economic Times.
At least four people have been reported missing as flooding continues in the region.
More than 15,000 people have been rescued or evacuated due to the flooding, including some from rooftops and others who were forced to cling to trees.
India's National Disaster Response Force was deployed to the area to assist in rescue and recovery operations.
The heaviest rainfall has ended across Pune; however, brief downpours are still possible through Friday before mostly dry weather arrives this weekend.
An Indian man wades through a street inundated with flood waters after heavy rainfall in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
While conditions will improve around Pune, there will be a continued risk for flooding across much of northern India.
Areas at risk for downpours include: Surat, Indore, Kanpur, Lucknow, Patna and Ranchi.
Rainfall totals of 75-150 mm (3-6 inches) are possible through Sunday with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 300 mm (12 inches) in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
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A big change in the weather pattern is expected next week as drier air filters into northern India after weeks of downpours.
The monsoon typically begins its yearly withdrawal from northwest to southeast across India in early September, but this year it has been delayed by nearly a month.
The greatest risk for flooding rainfall next week will be across southern and northeast India.
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