29 August,2017 06:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane and neighbouring areas, Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt took to Twitter to share a horrific experience of his sisters who almost drowned in Khar and how they had a miraculous escape
Mumbai Rains: Mahesh Bhatt tweets about his sisters who almost drowned in Khar
Mahesh Bhatt
As torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane and neighbouring areas, Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt took to Twitter to share a horrific experience of his sisters who almost drowned in Khar and how they had a miraculous escape.
Mahesh Bhatt took to Twitter and wrote, "Wake up Mumbai !! This is the worst monsoon 'nightmare' !!! Just spoke to 2 of my sisters. They almost drowned in Khar West. (sic)"
He further added, ""We were pulled out of our car just in time by generous strangers." ( Khar West , Mumbai. 4:30 pm )""
Heavy rains today pummelled Mumbai and adjoining areas, disrupting rail, road and air services and threw normal life out of gear. Besides the metropolis, adjoining Navi Mumbai and Thane regions were also lashed by incessant downpour since last night, delaying suburban train services and leaving vehicles crawling through waterlogged roads in low-lying areas.
As the financial capital stopped in its tracks, no respite was in sight as the MeT department forecast "extremely heavy rainfall" in the next 24 to 48 hours in the western coast of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, and parts of Gujarat and Goa.
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Several Bollywood celebrities including Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra urged their fans to stay safe.
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Traffic jams were reported on all major arterial roads, including the Eastern and Western Express Highway, Sion-Panvel highway and LBS Marg as the rains continued since last night.
Waterlogging was reported in low-lying areas of Parel and Sion. A tree fell on the busy Saat Rasta road, affecting road traffic.
Suburban services were disrupted with trains on all the three lines--western, central and harbour--running late.
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Waterlogging on tracks was reported in Andheri and Bandra, civic officials said.
The city airport saw flight disruptions since morning.
Due to heavy winds and downpour since morning, six to seven flights had to do rounds while landing, while four to five flights were diverted to nearby airports.
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