The weatherman has predicted more rains in the city and its suburbs during the next two days.
After a week-long dry spell, heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighbouring districts during the night and on Wednesday morning, causing flooding in some areas and slowing down local trains and road traffic movement.
Andheri area in Mumbai remained one of the worst affected due to heavy rainfall on Wednesday morning where around 8 people were injured after three cars collided with each other due to low visibility.
Two of them, who worked at a five-star hotel in Juhu area, were admitted to a private hospital, BMC official said.
Mumbai: 8 injured after three cars collided with each other in Andheri, due to low visibility following heavy rainfall in the city, early morning today. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/Ts2srOqxd3
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
Following heavy rains on Wednesday, suburban train services were running on all four corridors of Central Railway. However, there was a delay of 10 to 15 minutes on the main line between Kurla and Sion, due to waterlogging in low lying areas of this section, Central Railway Public Relations Officer said.
The heavy downpour started at around 5:30 am on Wednesday morning following which mild showers continued. Meanwhile, a high-tide was expected at around 4:24 pm, with waves rising up to 3.75 meters.
Traffic Diversion Updates #Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/0x4T4t605D
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 24, 2019
Schools, colleges and offices remained open as there was no announcement by the government.
The rains, however, brought good news for city residents facing water woes due to drying up of lakes and reservoirs around the metropolis, an official said.
The weatherman has predicted more rains in the city and its suburbs during the next two days.
"We are closely observing the cloud conditions. Security forces, as well as the National Disaster Response Force and disaster management cells of the respective districts, have been informed about it," an IMD official said.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
1. 8 injured after 3 cars collide in Andheri, Mumbai
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At least 8 people were injured after three cars collided with each other in Andheri, due to low visibility following heavy rainfall in the city.
The heavy downpour since midnight caused water-logging in low-lying areas of Sion, Dadar, Mumbai Central, Kurla, Andheri and Sakinaka, slowing down vehicular movement on roads, a BMC official said.
Nearly 171mm rainfall was recorded at the India Meteorological Department observatory at Colaba in south Mumbai between 8.30am on Tuesday and 5.30am on Wednesday, an IMD official said. (Photo: ANI)
2. Watch: Heavy rainfall leads to waterlogging at Mumbai’s Sion Railway Station
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3. Watch: 3 cars collide on Mumbai’s Andheri Flyover, 8 injured
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4. Roads water-logged in Sion after heavy rainfall
Roads in Sion area also faced water-logging issue after heavy spells of rain lashed the city during early morning hours in Mumbai.
Intermittent rains with some heavy spells are expected in Mumbai and suburbs during the day, a BMC official said.
From midnight till 7am on Wednesday, Colaba in south Mumbai received the heaviest rainfall of 166mm, followed by Malabar Hill (164), Grant Road (162), Kalba Devi (152), Bandra (134) and Chembur (102), the BMC said in a statement.
Meanwhile, an IMD official said a system of clouds was moving towards Mumbai from the Arabian Sea on the west coast. "The low-pressure area that is developing will bring more showers to the Mumbai region in next 48 hours," he said.
5. Railway tracks submerged at Sion railway station
Railway tracks at Sion railway station had also submerged in water following heavy overnight and early morning rainfall in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI)
Mumbai: Railway tracks submerge at Sion railway station, following heavy rainfall in the city. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/cl4E0dgWf7
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2019
"There was a delay of 10 to 15 minutes on the main line between Kurla and Sion due to water-logging in some low-lying spots on this patch," Central Railway's chief spokesperson Sunil Udasi said.
The local trains on the Western Line were, however, were running as per schedule. "Inspite of heavy rains during night, WR suburban services are running normal," the Western Railway tweeted.
Meanwhile, some buses of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) were diverted due to water-logging on a few routes in the city, BMC said.
Suburban trains on the Central Line were running late due to flooding in low-lying areas.
6. Watch: Heavy rainfall leads to waterlogging in Mumbai
