:NDRFhasupdatedthe final count of bodies recovered today as 13 while 11 arestill missing. The search operation will continue tomorrow, news agency ANI has reported.
Heavy rain continued to lash Mumbai and its neighbouring areas for the fourth consecutive day on July 2. Waterlogging, traffic jams and delay in suburban train services was reported.
> Maharashtra government has declared a public holiday
> Schools and colleges in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai to remain shut today
> Suburban train services have been affected. Only some sections are currently functional
> 1,000 people evacuated from Kurla's Kranti Nagar
> Waterlogging has been reported in several areas
> Operations at the Mumbai airport have been hit
> Intense rain is expected to continue through the day
> At least 18 people died after a retaining wall collapsed on a hill slope in Kurar village, Malad
> Many express trains have been short terminated
Central Railway’s suburban trains are running with slight delay due to heavy rains and low visibility.
As of 6.55 am on July 1, WR reported no water logging or disruption on the Western line between Churchgate and Virar. Trains were running normal.
Mumbai rains have picked up more pace on June 28 and the city has been witnessing hefty showers since morning. Many parts of the city are witnessing heavy to very heavy showers and will continue to do so in the next coming days as well.
In the last 24 hours, waterlogging has been recorded in Andheri, Andheri East, Borivali, Powai, Santa Cruz, Vikhroli, Marine Line, Mulund West, Bandra.
More heavy rains are coming up for Mumbai as rains continue to pick up pace over the city. Make sure you take your umbrellas with you and take in some time to avoid being late as traffic in Mumbai will be a woe.
Three persons died of electric shocks, while two others were injured in two separate incidents in the western suburbs, a spokesperson of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
:NDRFhasupdatedthe final count of bodies recovered today as 13 while 11 arestill missing. The search operation will continue tomorrow, news agency ANI has reported.
Schools and colleges opened and lakhs of commuters clambered on to overcrowded trains to make a perilous journey to work as the rain subsided and India's Maximum City slowly returned to normalcy on Wednesday.
A day after the heaviest rain since 2005 brought the country's financial capital to its knees, leading to a wall collapse in which 22 people were killed, the waters receded from several parts of the city.
As people in low-lying areas began to pick up the pieces from Tuesday's rain mayhem, clearing their homes of the sludge that had come with the waters, a Mumbai civic body official said public transport was normal.
Lakhs of citizens commuting on suburban trains had a tough time due to curtailed operations on certain routes. The heavy rush of passengers at various stations in morning peak hours prompted the Central Railway (CR) to revoke its earlier decision to operate train services in the Mumbai division according to the Sunday timetable in which fewer trains operate.
However, lakhs of passengers bore the brunt of the move to operate curtailed services and were stranded at suburban stations. (PTI)
Mumbai witnessed incessant rainfallon July 2, leaving the financial capital paralysed. Heavy showers that lashed the city in the last three days claimed at least 26 lives and threw rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled.
Here's alook at all the rain-related incidents in the first phase of Mumbai’s monsoon.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to ANI: Mumbai Airport has not been shut. One of the runways which used to take 45 flights per hour, is now taking 36 flights. So, there has been some dislocation. It will be sorted out very quickly.
The main runway at Mumbai airport is still closed; secondary runway being operated. Besides cancellations of flights, operations are smooth, ANI has reported.
Death toll in the Malad wall collapse incident from yesterday has risen to 24, news agency ANI has reported.
Two waiters in Kashimira in Thane district were killed yesterday when rain water gushed into their hotel and they got electrocuted by a live wire lying there, police said.
The Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district developed a breach late yesterday night after heavy rains. The dam breach caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages, with as many as 12 houses being swept away. Search operations are underway. (PTI)
IMD has forecast intermittent rain with isolated heavy falls in the city and suburbs for today.
6 bodies have been recovered so far after the Tiware dam in Ratnagiri was breached. Rescue operations continue.
Here’s a quick update on the traffic situation as of 8.55 am: Heavy traffic on the north and south-bound arms of the Western Express Highway (WH) in Vile Parle close to the domestic airport terminal junction.
Heavy traffic on the south-bound arm of the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) near the JVLR intersection. Heavy traffic on the south-bound arm of the Eastern Freeway in some areas. (Image: Google Maps)
According to officials, death toll in the Malad wall collapse incident has risen to 22 after one injured died yesterday evening.
BEST buses have resumed operations.
