The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai as intense rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours
People wade through a water-logged street in South Mumbai. Pic/Bipin Kokate
A heavy downpour in Mumbai and its adjoining areas since Tuesday night left the city battered with road and rail traffic disrupted and thus bringing the movement of people to a standstill. The sudden outburst of torrential rains not only caught surprised and it also brought up fears of the 2005 floods that had submerged large parts of the city.
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#MumbaiRainsLive
— Mid Day (@mid_day) September 23, 2020
Flooding on railway tracks between Kurla and Sion in Mumbai. Heavy downpour on Tuesday night led to waterlogging in several areas of Mumbai. Train services on Central Railway got disrupted on Wednesday morning.
Video by: Pradeep Dhivar#MumbaiRainsWithMidday pic.twitter.com/Y93xIQA4k3
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai as 'intense rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours'. As per the weather agency, till 8 am, Wednesday, the Colaba observatory recorded over 14.78 cm rain while in the suburbs, the Santacruz observatory recorded over 28.64 cm rain from 8 pm on Tuesday. Overall, the city recorded an average of 36.03 cm of rainfall.
As per IMD GFS guidance, today there could be isolated hvy falls in Konkan including Mumbai,Thane.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) September 23, 2020
Satellite image indicating dense cloudy sky ovr Konkan with possibility of intermittent intense spells in 24hrs
TC as yesterday's RF hve caused flood like situation at few places pic.twitter.com/TsAC5aAv8T
India Meteorological Department's Deputy Director-General of Meteorology K S Hosalikar took to the micro-blogging site and said that there is a possibility of isolated heavy spells in the next 24 hours in Mumbai and its surrounding areas. "As per IMD GFS guidance, today there could be isolated heavy falls in Konkan including Mumbai, Thane," Hosalikar tweeted.
As heavy rains continue to lash several parts of the city causing water-logging and traffic jams, Mumbaikars took to Twitter to share pictures and videos of a rainy Tuesday. Soon #MumbaiRains and #MumbaiRainsWithMidday started to trend on the micro-blogging site.
It rained even more heavier than expected as vortex maintained strength this late in the season. Over 200mm rainfall last 12 hours which lead to waterlogging in some areas. Intermittent heavy rains to continue next 12 hours. #MumbaiRains
— Mumbai Rains (@IndiaWeatherMan) September 23, 2020
Twitter user IndiaWeatherMan said that it rained, heavier than expected as vortex maintained strength this late in the season. The Twitter user also said that intermittent heavy rains will continue for the next 12 hours.
#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/yzfLLpF3Ze
— Johnson 2 (@Johnson95951064) September 23, 2020
Another user, Johnson shared a 21-second video clip showing a local train wading through the waterlogged railway tracks amid a heavy downpour.
#MumbaiRainsWithMidday |
— Mid Day (@mid_day) September 23, 2020
Waterlogging due to heavy rains at Kings Circle, Mumbai
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Mid-day lens man Sameer Abedi and Pardeep Dhivar shared pictures and videos of water-logging from Ghatkopar's LBS road and Kings Circle respectively.
BMC Commissioner Mr Iqbal Singh Chahal visited Worli Seaface to inspect & take stock of the situation.
— माà¤ÂÂu00c2u009dà¥ÂÂu00c2u0080 Mumbai, à¤ÂÂu00c2u0086पलà¥ÂÂu00c2u0080 BMC (@mybmc) September 23, 2020
Also present were Addl. Comm. (Projects) Mr. @velrasu2015, Dy. Comm. (Infra) Mr Sanjay Darade, Dy. Comm. Parag Masurkar & other officers.#MyBMCUpdates#MyBMCMonsoonUpdates pic.twitter.com/NkE4HefGtn
The country's richest civic body, BMC, also took to Twitter to inform citizens that waterlogging was reported in the flood-prone areas of south and central Mumbai including Dadar, Wadala, Parel, Sion, Matunga, Worli, Kurla, Chunabhatti, Masjid Bunder, and Byculla among others. BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal also visited several places in the city including Worli Seaface to take stock of the situation.
Last night scenes at lalbaug... No wonder BMC gave a holiday today#MumbaiRains #WaterLogging #BMCMumbai pic.twitter.com/8DFwqMl63Y
— Pratyush Velaskar (@PratyushV10) September 23, 2020
A twitter user shared a video of flooding at Parel's Lalbaug area. Sharing the video the user said, "No wonder BMC gave a holiday today." While the road and rail traffic was disrupted, Mumbai's BEST buses, the city's new lifeline amid the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled or diverted its operations on at least 18 routes around the city.
Here are some of the tweets on #MumbaiRains:
Abey it is POURING in #MUMBAI. 23 SEP ko? Itni saari baarish?
— sAffRoNiTa (@writingdoll) September 23, 2020
But mausam suhana fir se hua hai...#MumbaiRains #bambaikibaarish #MumbaiWeather
#MumbaiRains #BMCMumbai roxx https://t.co/r1O54GElEr
— Prateek Tyagi (@prateek_poem) September 23, 2020
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— Rupali Chavan (@chavan_rupali) September 23, 2020
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Sometime I feel Mumbaikar deserve this as they kept choosing incompetent administrators repeatedly. #MumbaiRains #WorstCivicServices https://t.co/r8nxEoNAbq pic.twitter.com/nou1Z3IikB
— Ambarish Shinde Phakde (à¤ÂÂu00c2u0085à¤ÂÂu00c2u0082बरà¥ÂÂu00c2u0080श शिà¤ÂÂu00c2u0082दà¥ÂÂu00c2u0087 फाà¤ÂÂu00c2u0095डà¥ÂÂu00c2u0087) (@ambarish_shinde) September 23, 2020
Lovely #MumbaiRains and Bombil fry.... #bonapetit pic.twitter.com/sIcrC6RxKI
— Rõ Rå (@echoman911) September 23, 2020
Every year is the same condition of waterlogging.#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/86e41NzfyT
— Rohit Rajbhar (@RohitRajbhar_54) September 23, 2020
Dadar Hindmata #MumbaiRains #MumbaiMonsoon #MumbaiFlood pic.twitter.com/VrRikumI1N
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Mumbaikars wake to the VENICE OF THE EAST... aka.. Our Chunam lane ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u008d#MumbaiMetro #mumbairains #southmumbai #floods #rainyday #streets_storytelling #wallmag #500pix #streetphotographymumbai #RedmiIndia #clickbyredmi #photooftheday #mumbai_in_clicks #aamchimumbaiblog pic.twitter.com/fdxMGR9c6y
— Shanks Photography (@ShanksPhotogra1) September 23, 2020
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With inputs from agencies
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