Rains were scheduled to arrive in the city from June 10 but were one day early. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
Mumbai, Thane, Kerala and Karnataka Weather Today LIVE Updates: The monsoon hit Maharashtra on Friday with many parts of state capital Mumbai receiving heavy rains on Saturday. Many incidents of waterlogging and traffic jams were reported in the city with four people losing their lives due to weather-related incidents. Rains were scheduled to arrive in the city from June 10 but were one day early. The weather department, however, said that the intensity of the showers was less.
Severe dust storm in Delhi
In national capital Delhi, a severe dust storm followed by rain struck yesterday evening bringing respite from the sweltering heat. Wind speeds went as high as 98 kmph. Visibility was reduced as the sky turned dark in many parts New Delhi in the early evening. Metro services and flight operations at the Delhi airport were affected while traffic snarls and power cuts were witnessed across Delhi due to weather conditions.
Many other cities such as Bhopal experienced rain showers yesterday. Southwest monsoon also hit the coastal regions of Kerala and Karnataka earlier this week. Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted heatwave conditions over one or two pockets of Rajasthan in the coming few days.
A fisherman at the Puthuvypin beach in Cochin as monsoon clouds rush to the coast of Kerala.Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 6th June 2018, Cochin.
Mumbai residents raised questions on the lack of preparedness of the Brihanamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) during Saturday's heavy rains. Many parts of the Maximum City were waterlogged on Saturday as mid to heavy showers lashed the city. Mumbai witnessed traffic snarls, train delays and open manhole covers, among other issues. Heavy rains in Mumbai are an annual affair. The city witnesses waterlogging and flooding every year. Pre-monsoon showers had been predicted by the IMD well in advance for this weekend. In 2017, a prominent gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amrapurkar died after falling into an open manhole near Elphinstone while walking along a flooded street during torrential rain in Mumbai.
Below is a scene during yesterday's showers in Mumbai where traffic was halted at the end of a flyover due to a waterlogged road ahead.
Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran.
The IMD predicts that from June 10 to 12 (Sunday to Tuesday), isolated to very heavy rainfall could occur in Coastal Karnataka.
Express Photo by Pradip Das
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued multiple advisories for people to combat rains, floods, thunder and other natural disasters common during monsoons, such as this one:
Delhi woke up to a pleasant morning on Sunday with a minimum temperature of 23.4 degrees Celsius, which is five degrees below normal. The IMD predicts very light rains or drizzle for this evening in Delhi.
The weather department has advised fishermen not to venture out into the sea off the Konkan and Goan coast till June 12 as the weather at sea is predicted to be rough.
See images here | Waterlogging in several parts of Mumbai as monsoon arrives in Maximum city
(Express Photos by Nirmal Harindran)
Here is a glimpse of how severe yesterday's dust storm was in Delhi:
The weatherman says that the maximum temperature today will most likely be close to 39 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature will be around 32 degrees Celsius. The Met Department has also said that the sky will likely remain cloudy on Monday and Tuesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that New Delhi will be hit by a dust storm accompanied by light rain today as well, which is expected to bring down the temperature.
Delhi-NCR and its adjoining areas experienced the season's sixth and the worst storm yesterday with wind speed reaching up 98 kmph followed by light rain. The sudden dust storm affected visibility in New Delhi leading to as many as 29 flights being diverted. Metro services were also affected.
(Express photo by Amit Mehra)
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