New Delhi (NVI): Heavy overnight rain in Mumbai has hit rail and road traffic after several parts in the city were water-logged. The weather department has warned of a flood-like situation in the low-lying areas.
In the last 24 hours, over 280 mm of rainfall was received in western suburbs, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Furthermore, train services on the Central and Harbour lines have been suspended due to water logging, Mumbai’s civic body – the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC – tweeted this morning.
Mumbaikars, train services on Central & Harbour lines have been suspended due to water logging following the heavy rainfall yesterday. However, Western Railway is functioning as usual.#MumbaiRains#MyBMCUpdates
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) September 23, 2020
In addition to this, the weather bureau has sounded a yellow alert (possibility of heavy rain across isolated areas) for the rest of Wednesday and predicted a gradual reduction in rain intensity by Wednesday evening. The city is expected to receive more rainfall over the next 24 hours.
Mumbai rains at 5.30 in Morning, 23 Sept
Colaba 122.2mm
Santacruz 273.6mm
Col,Scz cont to recv vry intense spells of rains throughout night.
Radar indicates Mumbai Thane, Palghar, Raigad intense clouds, RF likely to cont.Mumbai, Palghar Thane..hvy rains could be in coming 24 hrs pic.twitter.com/oEcfLld4cy— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) September 23, 2020
The Regional Meteorological Centre, in a late-night statement, said that “people living in vulnerable places may take caution” as it also warned about traffic disruption and power cuts.
The weather office has also warned of “possibility of danger to very old buildings and unmaintained structures”. Earlier this week, over 20 people died in a building collapse in Bhiwandi near Mumbai.
-CHK
