Mumbai weather update: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in city and suburbs today

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Most parts of Mumbai received light rains with occasional spells of moderate to heavy showers on Friday, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city.

"Heavy to very heavy rainfall in city and suburbs with the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places likely today. Occasional gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely," the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday.

For Friday, the IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places.

A high tide of about 3.20 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 7.08 pm today, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The civic body also said that a low tide of about 2.52 metres is expected at 1.50 pm today.

The island city, eastern and western suburbs received an average rainfall of 100.82 mm, 94.79 mm and 129.12 mm respectively in 24 hours ending 8 am, the civic body's data showed.

Some motorists complained that traffic on the Eastern as well as Western expressways was moving slow, but there was no issue on the Eastern Freeway connecting Chembur to south Mumbai.

The city traffic police said there was a traffic snarl on the Sion-Panvel highway after a chemical tanker overturned at Uran Phata in Navi Mumbai in the morning.

On Thursday, heavy rains lashed the city, especially its northern parts, causing water-logging at many places which badly affected the movement of vehicles.
The BMC had declared a holiday for all schools and colleges on Thursday.

Due to heavy rains, water-logging was witnessed in Matunga, DN Nagar, Byculla, Trombay, Azad Maidan, Kandivali, Kalbadevi, Oshiwara, Dahisar, Magathane on Thursday, with water being almost half-feet in most of these areas.

Meanwhile, heavy rains in Nanded in Maharashtra on Thursday resulted in a flood-like situation in some parts, leading to the death of two persons and the shifting of 60-70 families to safety, officials told news agency PTI.

All seven circles of Nanded received heavy rain during the day, leading to water entering homes in some villages, they said.

An official said one Ashok Poshetti drowned in Bellori Nala in Kinwat when he tried to cross a flooded bridge, while one Pradip Boyale died in a rain-related incident in Rajura Budruk.

Roads leading to Apparaopeth village are shut due to waterlogging, while in Vaijapur Pardi, two people who climbed up a tree to escape rising water level of Stanadi river were rescued, the official told PTI.

"Patodathadi, Mashti, Mokli villages have got flooded. Some 60-70 families from Bannali village in Dharmabad taluka were shifted to a community hall located at a safer location due to rains," he said.

The official said 35 persons from Barad, and 25 from Nageli were shifted to safety as well.

(With inputs from PTI)