Mumbai: Heavy rain battered Mumbai on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at least 14 incoming flights. The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai and its adjoining districts Thane, Palghar, and Raigad till 8:30am on Thursday, September 26.
170mm of rainfall was recorded in Santa Cruz from 8.30 am on September 25 to 5.30 am on September 26. In Colaba as well, 168.8 mm of rainfall was recorded. Several areas also witnessed more than 200 mm of rainfall. Meanwhile, fishermen have been advised to stay off coast.
The extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai has led the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to announce a holiday for all schools and colleges on Thursday. The Mumbai Police has advised all people in the city and surrounding areas to stay indoors as much as possible.
The weather agency has issued an ‘orange alert’ for heavy to very heavy rain, along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds in isolated areas of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Dhule, Nandurbar, and Pune. The regional meteorological centre in Mumbai stated, “Heavy to very heavy rainfall & Thunderstorm with lightning & gusty winds at isolated places Very Likely” in its latest weather bulletin.
While 14 flights have been diverted, train services on both the Main and Harbour lines of Central Railway were severely affected too. Western Railway reported no disruption. On the Main line, services on the slow track were suspended beyond Vidyavihar due to heavy waterlogging, starting 8.10pm. Services on Thane-bound line resumed with speed restrictions at 9.10pm, while CSMT-bound line reopened at 9.40pm.
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