26 July,2019 07:00 PM IST | | mid-day online desk
Waterlogging outside Vile Parle station. Pic/Sneha Kharabe
Rains have lashed the city of Mumbai causing traffic jams in several areas. Many residents took to micro-blogging site Twitter to report thunderstorm and lightning. The sky was heavily overcast.
There have been 9 diversions at Mumbai airport so far as the visibility is fluctuating from time to time. The traffic is moving slowly due to heavy showers & waterlogging at many places like Bandra Bridge towards Centaur Bridge, WEH from Gundavali up to Yashodhan, Dindoshi, Hindmata Jn., Bhoiwada, King Circle, Near Matunga Police Station, Near Kalpana Talkies at LBS Road in Kurla, at Andheri.
According to private weather forecasting agency Skymet, "Intense spells of rain will continue over many areas of Mumbai and its suburbs. Severe water-logging will make commuting very difficult."
Many commuters were left stranded at the Parel railway station amidst heavy rains.
There was severe waterlogging near Azad Nagar Metro Station in Andheri.
According to Skymet, Mumbai Doppler Radar showed a 44.1 per cent cloud build-up in Mumbai. While Wadala recorded 37 mm of rainfall, Vikhroli recorded 44 mm of rainfall.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (MIAL) Public Relations Officer told news agency ANI, "Flights are delayed by 30 minutes on average, due to heavy rains since last 2 hours."
The BMC issued a warning and said, "According to IMD forecast heavy rainfall with severe thunderstorm, accompanied with lightning, expected all through the night. We request citizens to avoid venturing around the sea and avoid parking vehicles under a tree. Call 1916 for in any emergency."
Mumbaikars shared that the visibility was low at JVLR road and very heavy rains were reported in Vile Parle.
Traffic was diverted at many places because of severe waterlogging.
As the rains hit the city, severe waterlogging was reported on JVLR road. Amidst heavy rains, a lady was spotted carrying her kid on a wheelchair in Bandra.
The rains have reminded many Mumbaikars about the deluge of July 26. Many Mumbaikars took to Twitter to share memories of the incident.
A tree collapsed at Lamington Road in South Mumbai after heavy showers.
The IMD issued a warning at 6:30 pm today, according to which intense spells of rain are likely to continue in districts of Thane, Raigad and Mumbai during the next four hours. Owing to heavy rains, several flights have also been delayed.
Severe waterlogging was reported in Wadala and Andheri. There is a lot of traffic at LBS road right from Kanjur, Bhandup till Mulund cheknaka. There was a huge traffic snarl at Western Express Highway.
The IMD had predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places in Raigad district. Heavy rainfall likely to occur at isolated places in districts of Thane, Palghar and Mumbai in the next three days," said the IMD.
An IMD official told PTI, "We have issued an orange alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. An orange alert is merely a warning for authorities to get prepared, while a red alert directs them to take action as the situation might turn severe."
(with inputs from Rajendra B. Aklekar, Faizaan Khan, Suraj Ojha, ANI and PTI)
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Edited by mid-day online desk with inputs from Agencies
