Parts of Mumbai were hit by rain early on Tuesday morning. The past few weeks have seen a lot of rainfall in Mumbai. Because of the city’s intense rains and waterlogging, the Mumbai Police had earlier issued a warning advising people to stay away from coastal areas.
In its alert, the police advised the public to take safety precautions and only leave their houses when absolutely essential. Also supplied is number 100 in case of emergency.
Due to an earlier orange advisory from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicating severe to very heavy rainfall, the Mumbai local authorities asked citizens to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary. “The IMD has issued an orange alert (heavy to very heavy) for Mumbai today. People are requested to avoid going out unless necessary,” the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a statement.
The Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai in a post on X, formerly Twitter, said that Mumbai recorded heavy rainfall at many places in the last 24 hours.
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In the Konkan region of Maharashtra, an orange alert was also issued for the districts of Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that extremely heavy rains (115.5 mm–204.5 mm) are anticipated to fall over Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Vidarbha today and on Wednesday, July 24. After that, there will be a minor decrease in the intensity of the rain, with heavy rains (64.5-215.5.5 mm) expected across western Maharashtra on Thursday, July 25, and over Vidarbha on Tuesday, July 23.
Due to the heavy rains, several roads in Mumbai are flooded, and traffic jams have been observed.