Mumbai rain live updates: Met department issues red alert for extremely heavy rainfall

Due to heavy rain, low visibility and strong water current in the open Santacruz drain, the search operation has been called-off by NDRF and fire brigade. The missing girl could have been carried away due to strong water current in the open nullah: Chief fire officer PS Rahangdale

All bus diversions have been restored except Antop Hill Sector, said a BEST official.

Met department has issued a red alert for Wednesday, forecasting extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad. Citizens have been asked to avoid the coast while fire brigade and NDRF teams are ready to act in case of an emergency.

Update | Mumbai: NDRF team recovers the body of another female, who fell into a drain after her house collapsed in Santacruz. Two dead, one girl rescued so far. Search operation under way to trace the missing 7-year-old girl. (ANI)

Aditya Thackeray visits Worli pumping station

"Visited the Worli pumping station. Work is on in full swing to drain out water from waterlogged areas. BMC mayor, commissioner, officers, staff are all on ground to ensure that the work in Mumbai runs smoothly," he tweeted.

Mumbai: Boat capsizes off Gorai coast, 11 saved, two missing

Two fishermen are missing while 11 were rescued after a boat capsized some 12 kilometres off Gorai beach in north Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Read full story

Cargo ship in troubled waters off Mumbai

A dry bulk cargo ship nearly ran aground near the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on Tuesday morning after the city was lashed with heavy rains overnight. The ship was noticed precariously close to the rocky shores by Sarosh Bana, a defence expert living at Malabar Hill, and he alerted the Indian Navy, the Indian Coast Guard and other concerned officials.

Update: One dies in chawl collapse in Vakola area of Santacruz.

Mumbai: Two fishermen missing as boat turns turtle in a sea near Gorai, 11 rescued. Search operations under way

Woman, two children swept away in flooded drain in Mumbai

A 35-year-old woman and her two children were swept away in a swollen nullah after their house collapsed due to heavy rainfall in suburban Santacruz here on Tuesday afternoon, an official said.

Bombay high court adjourns virtual hearings after heavy rainfall in Mumbai

The Bombay high court adjourned its virtual hearings in various cases on Tuesday in view of the heavy rains that lashed the city overnight and in the morning. Five benches of the high court, including a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, adjourned the matters as many staff members could not reach the court in south Mumbai, an official said. The high court will hear the matters on Wednesday.

1 killed, holiday declared as rains pound Mumbai, MMR

A 15-year-old boy was electrocuted and died on the spot when he came in contact with a live wire of a street-light pole near the Owala Hanuman Temple on Ghodbunder Road in Thane.

Heavy rain: Holiday declared for govt offices in Mumbai

The Maharashtra government announced a holiday for all its offices in Mumbai city and suburbs on Tuesday in view of the heavy rainfall in the metropolis and neighbouring areas.

The Santacruz observatory in western suburbs recorded 254 mm rainfall since Monday night while the Colaba observatory in south Mumbai recorded 220 mm rain during the same period, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai, Deputy Director General K S Hosalikar said.

Traffic movement from Byculla to south Mumbai was also affected due to inundation at some places.

Local trains in Mumbai and suburbs are currently being operated only for those involved in essential services in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.