Mumbai Rain Today LIVE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at few places in Mumbai and suburban districts on Monday. The department also predicted that entire Maharashtra would receive widespread rainfall.
The city is receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall for the last two days. Several low-lying areas including Gandhi Market in Sion, Santacruz, Panvel, Saki Naka have been inundated due to rains. ANI reported the Mumbai received 150-180 mm rains in the last 24 hours. The IMD has said that Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours. The weather department has issued an orange alert for the next 48 hours.
The IMD said that Colaba observatory recorded 19.1 mm rain in the 24 hours. The last two days of rainfall in Mumbai caused water-logging in several parts of the city, including Sion, Matunga, Mahim, Andheri, Malad and Dahisar, which led to traffic snarls at several major junctions.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at few places in Mumbai and suburban districts on Monday. The department also predicted that entire Maharashtra would receive widespread rainfall.
A few spells of rain during day time and intermittent rain with heavy to very heavy falls towards evening and night likely in city and suburbs.
Murbad Tehsildar Amol Kadam has infomred PTI that 370 houses have got submerged in the floods and rescue teams are working overnight shifted families to higher places. A part of a bridge on the Ulhas river in Rayta village got washed away and stretches of the road were damaged in heavy rains.
Murbad Tehsildar Amol Kadam told PTI that a part of a bridge on the Ulhas river in Rayta village got washed away and stretches of the road were damaged in heavy rains, in the process affecting traffic on the highway linking Mumbai to Ahmedabad in neighbouring Gujarat.
"Traffic on the route has been suspended till further orders. The Ulhas river has been overflowing since the past two days and has caused flooding in Badlapur, Titwala and Kalyan," he said.
A part of a river bridge linking Murbad to Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district got washed way in the early hours of Sunday due to heavy downpour in the region.
The Colaba and Santacruz observatories have recorded 44.2 millimetres and 27.7 mm rainfall respectively in the 24-hour period starting on Saturday 8.30 am, an IMD official said on Sunday.
The BMC had predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in some of of Mumbai and the suburbs on Sunday.
Citizens have been asked to be careful by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and said that it is prepared to deal with the heavy monsoon.
''Heavy to very heavy'' rains in Mumbai has been predicted by the India Meteorological Department, including ''extremely heavy'' rain in remote places, for Sunday.
Mumbai rains: 11 flights were canceled today due to heavy rains in Mumbai. Mumbai International Airport official informed that as many as 11 flights of various airlines were canceled. "These include seven departures and four arrivals," he said. In addition to this, nine flights were diverted to other nearby airports due to rains.
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The IMD has issued a red alert for tomorrow. It has predicted heavy rainfall in Mumbai. Today, heavy rains caused flash floods in Thane where hundreds of marooned people were rescued from a train and other places. While Thane city recorded 160 mm rainfall till Saturday morning, Murbad tehsil recorded 332 mm. Kalyan, Ulhasnagar, and Amberanth recorded over 200 mm of rainfall each.
Maharashtra Directorate General of Information and Public Relations informs that the people on the petrol pump roof and in the resort near Kalyan have been rescued now.
IAF Mi-17 helicopter rescued 9 people who were stranded atop a building in Kalyan. They were rescued and dropped at Mumbai airport.
The Indian Air Force launches a rescue operation to airlift more than 100 people stuck in different areas of Thane district in Maharashtra. At least 70 people are stranded on the terrace of a petrol pump in Badlapur town. Since Friday night, heavy rains have caused the Ulhas river in the district to overflow with water flowinng onto roads in Badlapur and inundating many areas.
Continuous rains for the last several hours have triggered a flood-like situation in Bhiwandi. Locals were seen wading in knee-deep water in the roads. The weather department has predicted more showers for the next two days.
Heavy rains in the region have forced administration to shut the Mumbai-Goa highway for traffic. Continuous rains since Friday have triggered a flood-like situation in some parts of Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rains in Mumbai and nearby areas in the next 48 hours. "Due to the strengthening of monsoon currents and the formation of low-pressure area over North West Bay of Bengal, the rainfall intensity is very likely to increase over North Konkan during next 48 hours," a statement from IMD said.
Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. In Pune, severe waterlogging was reported from several areas due to continuous rains.
There have been 11 flight cancellations at Mumbai airport since morning. Authorities, however, claimed that operations are normal now.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Raigad, Thane, Palghar and some of parts of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra will witness scattered heavy rainfall, and extra heavy rainfall at isolated places, today and tomorrow.
The Maharashtra government has written to the NDRF, Navy, Air Force and Military, seeking help to rescue 115 people who are stranded at Kamba petrol pump and Riverwing Resort in Thane.
A petrol pump in Thane was submerged under water following heavy rains. As many as 115 people are stranded at the Kamba Petrol Pump and Riverwing Resort in Thane.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the Chief Secretary to personally monitor rescue operations at Wangi where people are stranded in a train due to heavy rain. A total of four NDRF teams have reached the site and evacuating passengers with the help of eight boats.
A part of a building collapsed in Kalyan as the city receives heavy rains. One person suffered injuries in the incident. He has been rushed to a nearby hospital.
Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal is also witnessing heavy rains since morning today. Normal life was affected in the city die to rain.
Meanwhile, heavy rains in Rajasthan's Churu has flooded the streets. Churu is receiving heavy rainfall since last night.
There is no electricity supply in parts of Navi Mumbai as well. Taloja area has been in the dark for the past 14 hours due to the heavy downpour.
There is no electricity or water supply in Kalyan-Dombivali, Badlapur and areas beyond Titwala. Nearly 350 people have been evacuated from Kalyan's Waldhuni area to a transit camp as water started entering houses on the first floor.
Powai recorded the highest at 122.8 mm in a span of 12 hours while Bandra (West) recorded 119.4 mm rainfall followed by Bandra Kurla Complex (East) at 116.4 mm.
Several places water-logged after Waldhuni river overflows following heavy rainfall in the area. Latest visuals from Kalyan area.
Waterlogging at Road No. 6 in Sion. Mumbai is witnessing rainfall since last two days. Several other areashave also been inundated due to heavy rainfall.
The Tansa lake, another key source of potable water for Mumbai, is overflowing since Thursday. Four other lakes- Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa and Vihar lakes- are yet to overflow. With the rising level in these lakes, the BMC had last week rolled back the 10% water cut that was in force since November last year.
The Modak Sagar lake, one of the seven reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai, started overflowing on Friday afternoon following heavy rains over the past few days. Modak Sagar is located in adjoining Thane district on the Vaitarna River, is the third reservoir after the Tulsi and the Tansa to get filled to the brim. Last year, this lake had started overflowing from July 15. Modak Sagar is the second largest of the lakes supplying water to Mumbai.
Due to heavy rain in Mumbai, Santacruz, Badlapur, Saki Naka, Hiranandani, Panvel Kalyan were waterlogged. Waterlogging was also reported from Dombivali and Vashi railway stations. The city is witnessing intense spell of rain for the last two days.
The IMD has said that Mumbai recorded a rainfall of 150-180 mm in last 24 hours and the next 48 hours are crucial for the city. The Met office has issued an orange alert for the city for Saturday.
The return of heavy rains to Mumbai and adjoining areas have brought more pain to residents already battling water-logging and flooding. The conditions are expected to get worse over the next two days with IMD predicting heavy to very heavy rains. Here are some do’s and don’ts you must follow during floods and waterlogging.
Heavy rainfall lashed Mumbai suburbs on Friday evening. The IMD's Colaba observatory recorded of 53.2 mm of rainfall from 8.30 am to 8.30 pm, while Santacruz observatory recorded 132 mm of rainfall in the same duration. Maximum rain was recorded between 7 pm and 8 pm on Friday.
The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in Konkan, Goa, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Madhya Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Assam, Meghalaya, Gujarat region and Jharkhand. Strong winds reaching 40-50 kmph are likely to prevail over west-central and adjoining southwest Arabian Sea and North Arabian Sea.
An orange alert is meant for authorities to be alert and prepare for severe situation. An orange alert is also issued for Thane till Monday and for Palghar till Sunday. A yellow alert is issued for Mumbai for Sunday. A yellow alert means authority should keep a watch.