Mumbai Rain: IMD has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in Mumbai.
Mumbai Weather Live Updates: Heavy rains have battered Mumbai with the city recording over 300 mm of rainfall at several places in just six hours from 1 am to 7 am today. Several trains were diverted and many others were cancelled following heavy rains, the Central Railways said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is working to clear waterlogging across the city.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and the Konkan belt. Vikhroli's Veer Savarkar Marg Municipal School and MCMCR Powai saw the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours and over 315 mm of rainfall was recorded. Water-logging was reported from Worli, Buntara Bhavan, in Kurla East, King's Circle area of Mumbai, Dadar and Vidyavihar Railway Station.
Here are the HIGHLIGHTS on Mumbai rain:
How Big Was Mumbai Rain
Some areas in Mumbai received more than 300 mm of rainfall in just six hours, ending at 7 am, causing inundation of roads and low-lying areas. Heavy rain also lashed the city throughout the day, further compounding the woes of residents.The IMD defines very heavy rain as rainfall amounting to between 124.5 and 244.4 mm in a day.
Maharashtra Minister Gets Off Train, Walks On Tracks To Get To A Meeting As Rain Halts Mumbai
Maharashtra Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Anil Patil and NCP MLC Amol Mitkari got off the Howrah-Mumbai train and walked on tracks for some distance, a video of which has gone viral. "The train was stuck up for about two hours. We got down on the tracks between Dadar and Kurla stations. I walked around 2 to 2.5 km, including on railway tracks, and reached Nehru Nagar police station," Mr Mitkari said, adding some legislators were also stuck in the same train. Mr Patil later attended a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at Mantralaya.
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde At Disaster Management Room"The situation created due to the heavy rain falling in Mumbai was reviewed today by going to the disaster management room at the Mumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters.
On this occasion, Guardian Minister of Mumbai Deepak Kesarkar, Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburbs Mangalprabhat Lodha, Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Bhushan Gagrani, Additional Commissioner Abhijit Bangar, Sudhakar Shinde and all the officials of the Disaster Management Unit of the Corporation were present," he said
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Mahrashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Appeal To MumbaikarsMaharashtra Chief Minister appeals to people in Mumbai to not leave home if not necessary as rain, waterlogging paralyses city
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Car Stuck Inside Mumbai Subway Taken Out After 8 HoursA car was rescued after it was stuck on a flooded road in Mumbai's Malad for over eight hours. Due to heavy rain at 5 am, the car got stuck in a subway. The driver was pulled out of the car but the car was submerged. When the water levels went down, the car was taken out.
Mumbai rains LIVE Updates: Powai Lake Overflows After Heavy RainThe Powai Lake, an artificial water body, is now overflowing. The lake stores around 545 crore litres of water which is used for industrial purposes.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: IMD Predicts Moderate Rain For MumbaiThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted, "Moderate spells of rainfall in city and suburbs" over the next few hours.
Mumbai Rain LIVE: 50 Flights Cancelled As Heavy Rains Batter MumbaiThese flight have been cancelled:
Indigo: 42 flights
Air India: 3 flights
Alliance Air: 2 flights
Qatar Airways: 1 flight
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Mumbai Weather Live Updates: Raigad Fort Closed Due To Heavy Rain
Due to heavy rains in Raigad district, Raigad Fort has been closed for tourists from today. Chitta Darwaza and Nane Darwaza roads leading to Raigad Fort have been closed by barricading. Police force has been deployed. Also, the tourists who are currently at Raigad Fort are being taken out from the fort via z ropeway.
Mumbai Rain Live: Trains Cancelled In MumbaiDue to waterlogging at railway stations in #MumbaiDivision today, the following trains stand cancelled:
▪️ 12110 (MMR-CSMT)
▪️ 11010 (PUNE-CSMT)
▪️ 12124 (PUNE CSMT DECCAN)
▪️ 11007 (PUNE-CSMT DECCAN)
▪️ 12127 (CSMT-PUNE INTERCITY EXP)
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List Of Areas That Recorded Heaviest Rainfall In MumbaiLocations with heaviest rainfall in Mumbai city and suburbs on July 8
- Veer Savarkar Marg Municipal School (315.6 mm)
- MCMCR Powai (314.6 mm)
- Malpa Dongri Municipal School (292.2 mm)
- Chakala Municipal School (278.2 mm)
- Aarey Vasahat Municipal Corporation School (259.0 mm)
- Hindu Hrudayamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Municipal School (255.0 mm)
- Naryalwadi School (241.6 mm)
- Collector Colony Municipal School (221.2 mm)
- Pratikshanagar Municipal Corporation School (220.2 mm)
- Nutan Vidyamandir (190.6 mm)
- Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg Municipal School (189.0 mm)
- Shivdi Koliwada Municipal School (185.8 mm)
- Rawali Camp (176.3 mm)
- Dharavi Black Fort Municipal School (165.8 mm)
- B. Nadkarni Udyan Municipal School (156.6 mm)
Water Pumps Used To Drain Water From Rail Tracks In Mumbai Amid Rain