Mumbai rain: Late trains, traffic snarls, water, scary wall collapse, et al.

Mumbai: Mumbai came to a standstill on Monday -- just a few days after the onset of monsoon -- as overnight rains led to the usual chaos of delayed trains, water-logged roads, horrific traffic snarls, and a rather scary wall collapse in a central neighbourhood of the city. 

A large part of the boundary wall of a plush apartment complex in Wadala collapsed and subsided in the morning, burying nearly a dozen cars. The damaged cars, mostly belonging to residents of the complex -- Lloyds  Estate -- were stuck in debris.

(Photo: ANI | Twitter)

The building, home to senior lawyers, judges and businessmen, was vacated by civic authorities. No one was injured in the incident.

(Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Residents of the building complained that construction work in the vicinity had weakened the foundation of their boundary wall that gave way on Monday.

Local trains, the city's life line, were running behind schedule as usual, at the hint of the first heavy rains this season. Water-logging was reported from low-lying areas and office-goers and vehicles found it difficult to navigate roads in large parts of the city. 

Meanwhile, Mumbai's civic body officials placed pumps on stand-by in neighbourhoods that are prone to water-logging.  

The Indian Meteorological Department has said that heavy to very heavy rains are expected to continue.

Two people died and five were injured on Sunday after a tree fell on them near Metro Cinema at MG Road in South Mumbai's Marine Lines area, according to news agency ANI.

A 13-year-old boy was killed and his parents were injured when an adjacent wall collapsed on their house at Wadol village in Ambernath taluka of Thane around 2:15 am today, the district civic body's regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam told news agency PTI. 

In another incident, a 65-feet compound wall of a housing complex in Thane city collapsed this morning, crushing two cars and another vehicle, he said.  

On Sunday, Mumbai recorded the highest amount of rainfall at 110.80 mm between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, a Met department official said.

Here are LIVE updates on Mumbai rains and weather:

12:08 pm: A traffic update tweeted by Mumbai police said that the Milan Subway near Santacruz and Khar subway are now open. Both subways were closed earlier this morning because of water-logging, which Mumbai police said is still responsible for the slow movement of traffic.

12:05 pm: The last time it had rained so heavily in Mumbai was in June 2015, when the city received 283.4 mm of rainfall. Mumbai's Santacruz received 231 mm rain since Sunday. 

The heaviest rainfall was recorded in 1991, when Mumbai received 399 mm of rain in a single day.

11:00 am: In tweet, Mumbai police says its 'bandobast' (preparation) is as heavy as Mumbai rains.

"The showers are heavy but so is our 'bandobast' on the streets to 'be there' for Mumbaikars," Mumbai Police tweeted, saying they were 'always there' to help people reach their destinations.

10:27 am: Traffic closed at Khar subway, Santacruz, diverted to Link Road: Mumbai police

Mumbai police has tweeted saying traffic has been closed off at Khar subway in Santacruz, due to water-logging. Traffic has been diverted to Link road, according to Mumbai police.

Traffic on Western Express Highway slowed down after a tree fell at Mahananda Dairy near NESCO, Mumbai police tweeted. 

Traffic slowed down towards Girgaon Chowpatty as well after a tree fell at Krishna Sanghi Junction.

Mumbai Police also tweeted saying that a container broke down at JVLR bridge in Vikhroli, northbound near Eastern express highway, slowing traffic over there as well. 

Traffic is also moving slowly on SCLR Kurla in both directions because of water logging, according to Mumbai police.

10:25 am: Seven cars were damaged after wall of an under-construction building collapsed at Vidyalankar road in Wadala's Antop Hill following heavy rains.

10:20 am: Visuals of water-logging from Mumbai's Matunga East area.

09:45 am: Heavy rains lead to water-logging in Mumbai's Sion area.

09:26 am: Due to heavy rainfall trains on Up and Down lines between Thane and Byculla stations are running late by 15-20 minutes.

09:25 am: Mumbai rains: Colaba recorded 90 mm and Santacruz recorded 195 mm of rain at 5:30 am. Heavy to very heavy rain to continue, says Indian Meteorological Department. 

09:23 am: Heavy rains lashed Mumbai resulting in water-logging. People paved their way through knee deep water in Chembur's Postal Colony.

09:22 am: Visuals from Eastern Express highway as heavy rains lashes Mumbai.

09:21 am: There is some water accumulation at Sion due to continuous rains but trains are running on all three lines of Central Railway (Main line, Harbour and Trans-harbour) with a delay of 5-7 minutes: Central Railway.

09:20 am: According to news agency PTI: Rains lashed Mumbai incessantly on Sunday. Malad (West) received the highest amount of rainfall at 110.80 mm between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm on Sunday, according to weather department officials. Powai received 77.80 mm rain and Mulund (West) received 76 mm rain.