Mumbai Heavy Rain Will Continue Tomorrow

Mumbai flooded streets and waterlogged rail tracks forced the education
department to declare a holiday today. It is the highest rainfall of the
season so far in 24 hours, India Meteorological Department Mumbai’s
deputy director general KS Hosalikar said.

The Monday traffic had a
hard time as heavy rainfall along with poor visibility caused snarls
and people were seen wading through knee-deep water. Visuals of
waterlogging in several low-lying areas such as Dadar, Sion, Parel,
Kurla, Vidyavihar, Andheri, Malad and Jogeshwari suburbs were shared on
social media. A wall collapsed near Sandhurst Road railway station.
Those
who take the local to work were stranded on the stations during peak
hours as the trains were running due to submerged tracks. The services
are still running late.
According to a Western Railway official,
movement of trains on some tracks had to be stopped but services
continued on other tracks with restricted speed.
Trains under the Central Railway were moving slow, but no service was cancelled, an official said.

The
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses were seen stuck
in long jams. However, no service has been cancelled or suspended, a
BEST spokesperson said.
Even as
visibility wasn’t “very good” at the Mumbai airport, flights operations
weren’t disrupted, an official said, adding no warning has been issued
for the aviation sector so far.
In the last 72 hours, six people
were killed in rain-related incidents in the Mumbai metropolitan region
(MMR). The meteorological department has forecast more heavy rains in
Mumbai till tomorrow.

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