Jul 02, 2019 11:49 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: Navy deploys teams to help those stranded, only emergency services functional in city
Live updates of the heavy rainfall in Mumbai and surrounding areas. Schools and colleges to remain closed today. Suburban train service hit
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Mumbai Rains Live Updates | What we know so far:
> Maharashtra government has declared a public holiday
> Schools and colleges in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai to remain shut today
> Suburban trains have been affected. Only some sections are currently functional
> At least 18 people died after a wall collapsed in Kurar village, Malad
> 1,000 people evacuated from Kurla's Kranti Nagar
> Waterlogging has been reported in several areas
> Operations at the Mumbai airport have been hit
> Intense rain is expected to continue through the day
> Many express trains have been short terminated
JUST IN: Thane Municipal Commissioner orders special buses from Thane station to Mulund check naka to help commuters. Buses to start immediately.
Malad wall collapse an accident: Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut
"The incident is not BMC failure. It happened because of heavy rainfall. There are several illegal constructions in Mumbai and the BMC has nothing to do with it. People are happy because of rainfall," said senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
CM Devendra Fadnavis: High tide is expected at 12 noon, we'll monitor the situation. Last night, Mumbai police received 1,600-1,700 tweets from people, they received immediate help. The BMC's disaster management cell worked overnight. Heavy rainfall is expected in the next 2 days. We are prepared for it.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis: In the light of IMD's prediction, we had declared a holiday in schools and colleges last night & for offices in morning. The police department & disaster management under BMC are alert and helping people. Barring a few places, overall traffic has been under control.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis: There was heavy rainfall in Mumbai last night which led to accidents. In Malad, wall collapsed and at least 13 died, 30-40 injured.I met them. Local trains are operational on Western line but yet to resume on Central line as there's more flooding there. Work is on to pump out water.
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According to IMD records, this is the third highest rainfall (in a day) that the suburbs have received since 1959.
52 flights cancelled, 55 diverted due to heavy rainfall
As many as 52 flights were cancelled and another 55 diverted to nearby airports due to the inclement weather and skidding of a SpiceJet aircraft at Mumbai airport late on July 1, an official said on July 2.
Efforts are underway to remove the Boeing 737 aircraft from the runway and restore operations as early as possible, the official said.
A city-bound SpiceJet flight from Jaipur carrying 167 passengers and crew overshot the runway at Mumbai airport on July 1 after landing amid heavy rains.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft is still stuck on the runway (09x27) and operations are being carried out from the secondary runway ( 14x32), the official said.
"Efforts are underway to remove the aircraft from main runway to bay area," the official said, adding that it may take time to restore operations from the main runway as continuous rain is hampering the rescue ops.
Heavy rains in Thane, Palghar: 5 dead, 3 rescued from car
Five persons died in rain-related incidents and three were rescued from a submerged car in Thane and adjoining Palghar as heavy rains in the region threw normal life out of gear. In a wall collapse in an Urdu school near Durgai Fort in Kalyan in the district, three people, including a toddler, were killed.
In another incident, a car with three occupants fell into the Chenna Creek between Thane and Bhayander.
Fire brigade personnel from Balkum rushed to the site and managed to rescue the persons from the submerged car, Thane Regional Disaster Management Cell chief Santosh Kadam said, adding that the car continued to remain stuck in the creek. (PTI)
Mumbai Rains Live Updates | Central Railway trains cancelled:
22119 Mumbai-Karmali Tejas Express JCO 2.7.2019
12051 Dadar-Madgaon Janshatabdi Express JCO 2.7.2019
CM Fadnavis: In the last 2-3 days we have experienced rain that we usually see in a month.
CM Fadnavis: Central Railway is also trying to resume services.
CM Fadnavis to the media: This (rainfall) is unprecedented. This is three to four times that of Mumbai’s drainage capacity.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is taking stock of the situation in Mumbai, from the control room.
Update: Death toll from the wall collapse incident in Malad has increased to 18. The wall had collapsed on hutments in Pimpripada area of Malad East due to heavy rainfall.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Exams postponed
Mumbai University has postponed the exam of B.Sc Computer Science for first and second year students due to heavy rains.
“The schedule of the cancelled examinations will be announced soon. Today, no examination of Mumbai University will be held due to heavy rainfall,” Maharashtra’s Higher and Technical Education Minister Vinod Tawde said.
BMC: 'Heavy' to 'very heavy' rainfall likely in the city and suburbs with isolated 'extremely heavy rainfall'.
In these pictures: Situation at the Elphinstone signal at 8.15 am today. There was no waterlogging. BMC workers were present at the spot. (Image: Jasmine Makujina/Moneycontrol)
Central Railway express trains cancelled:
> 11139 Mumbai-Gadag Express JCO 2.7.2019
> 11140 Gadag-Mumbai Express JCO 3.7.2019
> 12110/12109 Manmad-Mumbai-Manmad Panchvati Express JCO 2.7.2019
> 11010/11009 Pune-Mumbai-Pune Sinhagad Express JCO 2.7.2019
> 12124/12123 Pune-Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen JCO 2.7.2019
> 11023 Mumbai-Kolhapur Sahyadri Express JCO 2.7.2019
IMD Mumbai: Intense spells of rainfall likely to continue in Mumbai during the next two hours.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates | Western Railway: As water has receded to some extent in Nalasopara, Western line locals are being run with a frequency of 30 minutes between Vasai Road-Virar. Suburban trains are running normally between Churchgate-Vasai Road. AC locals will not running today.
Update: BSE will function normally today.