Heavy rains lashed Mumbai since last night, affecting vehicular traffic in some areas.
 
Mumbai city got 72.92 mm rainfall since 8.30am, BMC said. The eastern suburbs got 61.33 mm and western suburbs received 43.72 mm rainfall, it said in a release this evening.
 
The met department said the wet spell accompanied by strong gusty winds will persist for the next 48 hours.
 
"Intermittent rain or thunder showers will occur over parts of the city and suburbs," VK Rajeev, director at the India meteorological department here, said.