In photos: Heavy rainfall in Mumbai throws life out of gear

Mumbai witnessed heavy downpour on Tuesday morning and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rain in the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hours, with a possibility of very heavy showers at isolated places, civic officials said. Pics/Shadab Khan, Sameer Abedi

Updated On: 2022-07-05 12:33 PM IST

Normal life was disrupted due to severe waterlogging after heavy rains lashed Mumbai. Pic/Shadab Khan

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has directed officials to keep a vigil and keep the NDRF squads ready. Pics/Shadab Khan 

Many areas in the city, including Sion faced severe waterlogging amidst heavy rainfall. Pic/Shadab Khan

The flooding prompted Brihammumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking (BEST) to divert bus routes. "Due to water logging at Shell colony Route no. A-357, 355,360 diverted via Dr. Ambedkar Udyan upto Thakkar Bappa colony from 9.30 am in both directions," BEST tweeted. Pic/Shadab Khan

The island city received an average 95.81 mm rainfall in the 24 hour period ending at 8 am on Tuesday, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 115.09 mm and 116.73 mm rainfall, respectively, during the same period, civic officials said. Pic/Shadab Khan

People walk on waterlogged roads in Kurla. Pic/Sameer Abedi

Kurla-Vidyavihar railway tracks flooded after heavy downpour in the city. Pic/Sameer Abedi

Waterlogging at Gandhi Market, Kings circle in Mumbai. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar

 

Amid heavy rainfall, a tree fell near Kharkar Compound next to Ayyapa Temple in Kalwa, Thane (W), said Disaster Management Cell of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). Pic/TMC

 

 

Waterlogging at Nehru Nagar Police station. Pic/Anurag Kamble

 

Amid heavy rains in Mumbai, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde visited BMC headquarters to take stock of the situation

Despite heavy rains, kids were enjoying themselves in Sion

IMD has predicted heavy rains for the next five days in Mumbai

Even after substantial rainfall, no waterlogging took place near the Hindmata theatre in Dadar

As trains were running late 10-15 minutes, people gathered in huge numbers at CSMT harbour line platform

Heavy rains waterlogged several areas across the city

IMD has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall over next 24 hours

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