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According to a statement by Mumbai's central railway:
- 18 services were cancelled today due to rain, and many more affected.
- In the afternoon, from 3.00 pm to 4.10 pm, water level rose beyond 4 inches above track level between Chunabhatti and Kurla resulting in suspension of suburban services on harbour line.
- During evening peak hour, services are expected to be normal.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is holding a special meeting of its standing committee to deal with the issue of potholes.
There has been no rain in Parel for nearly an hour.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India's richest civic body, gets to work at Santa Cruz's SV road.
The western suburbs have received no rainfall in the last one hour and things are back to normal in the area.
Rough waves can be seen at the Juhu beach where strong winds are blowing. People are avoiding the area with the roads leading to the beach nearly empty.
Mumbra bypass badly damaged; closed for trafficTthe closure of the bypass has led to traffic snarls in the internal parts of the city.
It's raining heavily in Parel area of Mumbai.
It had stopped raining for a while in suburbs and south Bombay. Trains are reporting a 10-minute delay.
High tide of near 5 metres is expected at around 1:30 pm today. Municipal authorities have said that the two hours before and two hours after the high tide will be crucial.
Parts of Mumbai received heaviest rainfall of the month in past 24 hours Heavy to very heavy rains are expected in Maharashtra and the Konkan region over the next 72 hours, the MeT department said.
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Mumbai rain: People advised to stay home, take children back from schoolThe city's civic infrastructure, already stressed, will face another test this afternoon, when high tide is expected at 1.27 pm, bringing waves almost 5 metres high.
