Mumbai rain LIVE updates: Heavy downpours in Mumbai on Thursday led to flooding in some areas, traffic congestion on most major roads and delays in commuter rail services from the Western and Central Railway.
Flooding at vandana thane cinema, Thane, Mumbai (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
Flooding at vandana thane cinema, Thane, Mumbai (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
The Mumbai Center of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘yellow’ warning for Mumbai on Friday, forecasting heavy rain in isolated places. The agency issued a “red” warning for Mumbai and neighboring Raigad district on Thursday, predicting “heavy to very heavy rain in some places and extreme rain in isolated places”.
The average rainfall for the island city and its eastern and western suburbs was 83.23 mm, 62.72 mm and 95.01 mm, respectively, between 8am and 6pm.
The city government said flooding was observed in Matunga, DN Nagar, Byculla, Trombay, Azad Maidan, Kandivali, Kalbadevi, Oshiwara, Dahisar, Magathane at 3:30 p.m., with water levels approaching half a foot in most of these areas. Most parts of Mumbai see light rain, with occasional to heavy downpours on Friday, but the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts heavy to very heavy rain in the city. Officials said while rain intensity decreased, no major flooding was reported in the municipality. Some motorists complain that traffic on the east and west highways moves slowly, but there are no problems on the east highway linking Chembur with south Mumbai.
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