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Mumbai rains: Intermittent spells of intense shower in city, says IMD
Schedules of flights arriving at and departing from Mumbai Airport hampered as visibility dropped to 300 metres on Wednesday morning.
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MUMBAI: Normal life was thrown out of gear as heavy rains continued to lash Maharashtra's capital city Mumbai on Wednesday morning. Waterlogging and traffic snarls were reported from several parts of the city and suburbs. Local trains were running 15- 20 minutes behind schedule. The city will witness a high tide at 4.24 pm.
Here are the highlights from Mumbai rain:
Intermittent spells of intense shower with gusty winds will occur over Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban during next 2-3 hours: IMD
#MumbaiRains: #Mumbai Doppler Radar shows 55.22% cloud build-up. #MumbaiRain #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates pic.twitter.com/fZjIxVrztr
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 24, 2019
Following heavy rainfall, the streets in Bhiwandi city of Thane district have been waterlogged.
Maharashtra: Streets in Bhiwandi city of Thane district have been waterlogged following heavy rainfall. pic.twitter.com/2lDMS4r9RR
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
Mumbai Regional Meteorological Centre issues a 48-hour warning in the city and suburbs.
Suburban train services are running on all four corridors of Central Railway. However, there is delay of 10 to 15 minutes on main line between Kurla and Sion due to water logging .
Update:
Suburban train services are running on all four corridors of Central Railway.
However, there is delay of 10 to 15 minutes on main line between Kurla and Sion due to water logging in low lying spots of this patch.@RidlrMUM @m_indicator @mumbairailusers— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) July 24, 2019
Schedules of flights arriving at and departing from Mumbai Airport hampered as visibility dropped to 300 metres on Wednesday morning.
Office-goers and students hit due to crawling traffic. Suburban trains running late by 15-25 minutes on the Western Railway and Central Railway. Traffic diversions observed in Parel, Dadar, Wadala, Kurla, Sion, Tilak Nagar, Andheri, Santacruz, Khar, Goregaon, Malad and other flooded pockets.
According to the BMC Disaster Control, Mumbai recorded 171.0 mm rain and suburbs notched 58.2 mm rain since midnight till 7 am on Wednesday.
Route diversion restored from Alankar Talkies to Bhendi Bazaar. The traffic was earlier being diverted via Don Taki to JJ Hospital.
Roads waterlogging reported in King's Circle area of Mumbai:
Maharashtra: Roads waterlogged in King's Circle area of Mumbai, following heavy rains in the city. pic.twitter.com/PaZe4WDgWe
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
"Suburban train services are running on all four corridors of Central Railway. However, there's a delay of 10 to 15 minutes on main line between Kurla and Sion, due to water logging in low lying areas of this section,"said Central Railway Public Relations Officer told ANI.
Heavy shower spell expected in parts of Asangaon, Badlapur, Kalyan, Santa Cruz, Thane, Bhiwandi, Vasai, Tarapur and Dahanu during in the next one-two hours.
Last three-hour precipitation map on Google Earth shows heavy water logging in and around Mumbai.
Diversion restored on Goregaon Siddharth Hospital Traffic. The traffic was earlier diverted via Gajanan Maharaj Chowk.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued traffic advisory, check out the diverted routes here.
These diverted routes are:
1. Alankar Talkies to Bhendi Bazaar traffic diverted via Don Taki to JJ Hospital.
2. SV Road National College traffic diverted via Link Road.
3. Gandhi Market traffic diverted via Bridge and Bhau Daji Lad Marg.
4. Sion Road No.24 traffic diverted via Road No. 3
5. Goregaon Siddharth Hospital Traffic Diverted via Gajanan Maharaj Chowk.
Intense rainfall in Mumbai whole night. (171 mm at Colaba and 58 at Scz till 5.30 am)
Very likely to continue for next few hrs.
Please check the weather updates and other crucial updates to plan your day @Hosalikar_KS #WeatherUpdate #MumbaiRains https://t.co/7nvFhgCKwP— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 24, 2019
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issues traffic advisory.
Traffic Diversion Updates #Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/0x4T4t605D
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 24, 2019
School, colleges and offices will remain open. No government announcement on closing yet.
Most trains are running normal. However, trains on Central and Western Line were running late.
In the last 3 hours, Colaba and have recorded 5 mm of rainfall. Heavy waterlogging reported from Chembur, Govandi and Mankhurd.
#MumbaiRains: Roads in Sion area water-logged, after heavy rainfall in the city. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/iM9lOsOIk4
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
Eight persons injured after three cars collided with each other in Andheri, due to low visibility following heavy rainfall in the city,
Mumbai: 8 injured after three cars collided with each other in Andheri, due to low visibility following heavy rainfall in the city, early morning today. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/Ts2srOqxd3
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
#Mumbai Doppler Radar shows 24.74% cloud build-up. #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #MumbaiRainsLive #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/yKUTu2PwMd
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 24, 2019
Railway tracks submerge at Sion railway station
Mumbai: Railway tracks submerge at Sion railway station, following heavy rainfall in the city. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/cl4E0dgWf7
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
Rains have caused water logging in Dadar, Kurla, Palghar and Thane.
Severe waterlogging reported from Hindmata area and Sion:
Maharashtra: Water logging in parts of Mumbai following rainfall; visuals from Gandhi Market in Sion. pic.twitter.com/ytfG043xIt
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
Mumbai: Water logging in Hindmata area following heavy rainfall in the city. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/WEgK6aoixY
— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2019
Traffic snarls was reported from several parts of the city due to water logging. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has issued an alert across the state. The Disaster Helpline Number is 1916.
“Rough to very rough sea conditions are likely to prevail over the Southwest and Westcentral Arabian Sea during the next five days. Rough to very rough sea conditions are likely to prevail over South-West and adjoining Central Arabian sea during next five days," IMD said in a previous advisory.
The city will witness a high tide at 4.24 pm on Wednesday, with waves reaching 3.75-metre high.
In the next 24 hours, the Mumbai is experience “intermittent rain/shower with heavy falls in city and suburbs,” said the Regional Meterological Centre, Mumbai. The heavy rains, which began on Tuesday night, will continue for the next 48 hours.
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