Mumbai Rains Live updates: First monsoon rains disrupt life in city; roads flooded, train services hit
The south-west monsoon arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday, the IMD announced as heavy rains lashed the country's financial capital and suburbs since early morning. Waterlogging was reported in some low-lying areas, but the local train services remained unaffected, while routes of some BEST buses, run by the city civic body's transport wing, were diverted. A high tide of over four metres is expected around noon in the Arabian Sea, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Stay with TOI for all updatesRead Less
Heavy rainfall warning: Maha govt requests NDRF to depute 12 teams in five coastal districts
In view of the IMD's warning about heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the Konkan region of Maharashtra between June 11 and 15, the state government on Wednesday requested the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to send 12 teams to five coastal districts.
Despite heavy downpour in Mumbai, the traffic on all four lines of Western Railway (WR) continued throughout the day on Wednesday. "There has been very heavy rains in Mumbai on date with more than 300 mm rain in Dadar - Andheri region during the day. However, the traffic on all four line continued on WR throughout the day in spite of very heavy rains," the Western Railway quoted.
Mumbai city and suburbs very likely to experience light to moderate spell of rainfall with possibility of occasional intense spells during next 3-4 hours: India Meteorological Department (ANI)
Heavy rain lashes Mumbai
#PICS| Heavy rainfall in #Mumbai https://t.co/MwGymckgZo
— TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1623252248000
Maharashtra | Train services between CSMT-Kalyan/Karjat/ Kasara, CSMT-Bandra/Goregaon have been resumed: Central Railways (ANI)
Mulund’s Lok Rachna society was flooded with two feet of water as a nullah was diverted by a private builder next to the society. The BMC then stepped into action and had to bring in an excavator to demolish the wall constructed by the developer to allow the water to flow.
Maharashtra | Train services between CSMT-Thane and CSMT- Vashi, CSMT-Bandra/Goregaon have been halted due to heavy rain and waterlogging on tracks at Kurla-Sion and Chunabatti stations: Central Railways (ANI)
Mumbai | Commuters face trouble as local train services are affected due to monsoon rains (ANI)
Despite very heavy rain, traffic on all four lines continued throughout the day. Trains are running at a restricted speed of 25 kmph on down slow line in Matunga Road-Mahim section due to some waterlogging on down slow line in view of safety of train operations: Western Railway (ANI)
Mithi river overflows and its water enters nearby localities in Kurla area
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Due to heavy rainfall in #Mumbai, Mithi river overflows and its water enters nearby localitie… https://t.co/bNCQHyRN17
— TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1623241244000Mumbai's Santacruz recorded 164.8 mm rainfall, while Colaba witnessed 32.2 mm rainfall: India Meteorological Department (ANI)
Roads submerge in Panvel
#Maharashtra| Roads submerged in #Panvel area after heavy rainfall. IMD issued red alert in Mumbai for today & yell… https://t.co/iWSINjDzan
— TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1623238859000Traffic movement is slow on Western Express highway at Goregaon due to heavy rain in Mumbai
Waterlogging in Andheri
#WATCH| Waterlogging in #Andheri subway due to heavy rains in #Mumbai https://t.co/cJB8lWn32s
— TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1623237081000Waterlogging in Navi Mumbai
Waterlogging in #NaviMumbai due to heavy rains https://t.co/nvhJ7tCicl
— TOI Navi Mumbai (@TOINaviMumbai) 1623234481000Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray visits the Disaster Management Cell of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, amid heavy rains in the state capital (ANI)
Yellow & Red alert issued for some districts of Konkan Kinarpatti (coastal strip). Red alert issued for Mumbai today & Yellow alert for next 4 days. Konkan Kinarpatti including Mumbai may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall for next 4 days: Shubhangi Bhute, Scientist, IMD Mumbai (ANI)
CM Uddhav Thackeray reaches BMC disaster management cell to take a review of the flooding and disruptions in Mumbai. Thackeray has already taken a review of the situation on other coastal districts like Raigad, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri