Mumbai Rains News Highlights: After a brief spell of reduced intensity, the rains picked up the pace again in Mumbai, causing inundation in some areas. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a red alert in the financial capital yesterday as heavy rains lashed the city during the last night and continued today morning after a major thunderstorm pummeled Mumbai, causing severe water-logging and traffic disruptions in the financial capital. At least 30 people have died and five others have been injured in rain-related incidents. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish at the loss of lives caused by wall collapse incidents in Mumbai due to heavy rains. His office has also announced Rs two lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. A sum of Rs 50,000 would be given to the injured. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has taken the stock of the preparedness by various government agencies to tackle any mishap reported in the city. The city also faced power outages and water cuts due to the disruption caused by the incessant downpour. Stay tuned with this live blog for all the latest updates.
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Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Mumbai receives 6.29 mm rainfall; IMD issues red alert for Mumbai Thane and Palghar
Mumbai, its eastern suburbs, and western suburbs received 6.29 mm, 40.57 mm, and 24.44 mm of rain respectively. While the city of Thane saw a total of 67.31 mm of rain. The IMD has issued a red alert for Mumbai Thane and Palghar.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Thane receives 167 mm rainfall in 19 hours: Central Railway
IMD has issued red alert for Mumbai amid the torrentail rainfall. According to Central Railway Monsoon updates, Thane received 167 mm rainfall in 19 hours, while Mulund received 152.14 mm.
Here are other updates:
Vikhroli: 132.07 mm
Lonavala: 145 mm
Kasara: 130.65 mm
Kanjurmarg: 99.57 mm
Kalyan: 138.5 mm
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Overall rains to decrease for next 3-4 hours
One or two more brief heavy to moderate showers to come but overall rains to decrease for next 3-4 hours.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | 3 feared drowned in Raigarh, IMD sounds 'red alert' for Mumbai
Atleast three people have feared drowned in Raigarh district in Maharashtra amid heavy rainfall. The IMD, in the meanwhile sounded a 'red alert' for Mumbai and other Konkan region districts. Over the weekend, the torrential rains have claimed 30 live in the metropolitan city.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Heavy rains cripple Indian cities; at least 35 killed
India's capital New Delhi and the main financial centre of Mumbai were drenched with heavy rain on Monday, a day after at least 35 people were killed across the country in landslides and house collapses triggered by downpours. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in north India, including New Delhi, over the next two days. In Mumbai, the IMD has issued a heavy rain and thunderstorm alert for the city and surrounding districts. At least 30 people were killed on Sunday in three Mumbai suburbs when several houses collapsed in landslides after rain. At least three people were also killed when a house collapsed in the northern state of Uttarakhand after a downpour, Reuters partner agency ANI reported. In a separate incident on Sunday evening, a three-storey building collapsed in the city of Gurugram, bordering Delhi. Two people were killed and rescue operations were still underway. Several low-lying areas of Delhi and Mumbai were flooded and Twitter was filled with images of submerged vehicles and people wading through waist-deep water. Mumbai's water treatment plant in the suburbs was flooded on Sunday forcing the municipal council to impose water cuts in some parts of the city. India is in the midst of its annual rainy season but the downpours over the past few days have been particularly heavy. Extreme weather has hit several parts of the world in recent weeks with flooding in Europe, dam collapses in China and heatwaves in North America adding to worries about climate change.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Mumbai rains to continue, record July rains expected
Mumbai rains have been heavier since last weekend and looks like a similar situation is expected to persist in the coming days as well.In the last 24 hours from 8:30 am yesterday, Santa Cruz in Mumbai recorded 70 mm of rains. However, it was the suburbs which recorded very heavy rains with 285 mm in Thane.As per weathermen, more showers are expected to come up over Mumbai in the next 24 to 48 hours as well, remaining heavy in between.So far, Mumbai has recorded 1881 mm of rains between June 1 and July 19, which is about 851 mm over and above the normal rains as of today. Looking at the forecast, more heavy showers are expected, courtesy a low pressure area which is expected to form over Bay of Bengal. Thus, the Monsoon current is expected to pick up again along the West Coast including Konkan and Goa region.Thus, tomorrow as well, heavy showers may be seen. Moreover, on and off rainfall activity is likely to be seen through the week with intensity varying in nature. Mid week is expected to see heavier showers.With these Mumbai rains, the city is not only likely to see record rains in July alone but it seems like rains will be enough to even cater for the remaining two monsoon months as well, which is a rare scenario. (skymet weather)
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IMD has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar for today indicating extremely heavy rains at isolated places, says Shubhangi Bhute, scientist IMD told TOI.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Heavy rains cause landslide in Raigad; no casualty
Heavy rains caused a landslide in Maharashtra's Raigad district today, but there was no report of any casualty, according to officials. The district recorded an average rainfall of 186.51 mm in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on the day, they said. While Panvel town in the district recorded the maximum downpour of 284.2 mm, Mahad had the minimum rainfall at 89 mm during the same period, the district administration said in a release.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Western Railway has rescheduled two long-distance trains:
> Train no: 09577 - Jamnagar Special
> Train no: 06337 - Okha-Ernakulam Special
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Thane has become the rainiest city in India today with 285 mm of rainfall
Here are the top 10 rainiest places in India today:
> Thane (Maharashtra)
> Matheran (Maharashtra)
> Mormugao (Goa)
> Harnai (Maharashtra)
> Alibag (Maharashtra)
> Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
> Panjim (Goa)
> Shahjahanpur (UP)
> Narnaul (Haryana)
> Long Island (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)
(Source: Skymet Weather)
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier issued an "orange alert" for Mumbai today, predicting "heavy to very heavy rain at few places". According to BMC officials, there is a forecast of moderate to heavy rain/thundershowers in the city and suburbs with the possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places. Alerts by the IMD are colour-coded from green to red. A 'green' alert stands for 'no warning': no action needs to be taken by the authorities, and the forecast is of light to moderate rain. A 'red' alert stands for "warning", and asks authorities to "take action". An orange' alert indicates that the authorities are expected to be prepared. (PTI)
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The station yard in Mumbai's neighbouring Thane hasbeen water-logged and as a result, trains are running slow, according to reports. In the Kasara Ghat section, located about 130 km from Mumbai, a mudslide occurred on one of the three rail lines early Monday morning, Central Railway's chief spokesperson Shivaji Sutar said.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Rains pick up again in Mumbai; local train services affected
A day after heavy showers battered Mumbai, the rain intensity reduced briefly today morning and has picked up momentum again, leading to water-logging at some places and disrupting local train services. Local train services of the Central Railway were affected due to water-logging on tracks between Vikhroli and Bhandup following heavy showers in parts of the suburbs, CR's chief spokesperson Shivaji Sutar said. The suburban train services were suspended in that section of the main line from 10.35 am to 10.50 am as a precautionary measure, he said. (PTI)
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The suburban train services, which were suspended for a few hours yesterday due to water-logging on tracks in some areas, are now running normal, said spokespersons of the Central Railway and Western Railway. Bus services of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) are also back to normal, civic officials said.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Konkan Railway on Twitter:
Traffic on Konkan Railway route is interrupted due to continuous heavy rain and ingress ofwater/slush in Old Goa Tunnel between Karmali and Thivim station in Goa state of Karwar region. Trains are being regulated at various stations. Transhipment/Rescheduling is being planned.
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The eastern suburbs of Mumbai has recorded the highest 90.65 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8 am today, as compared to 48.88 mm rainfall in the island city and 51.89 mm rainfall in western suburbs, said an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Local trains, buses operate normally again as rain intensity reduces in Mumbai
A day after heavy downpour wreaked havoc in Mumbai and claimed 30 lives, the rain intensity has reduced today, bringing some relief to citizens of the metropolis, news agency PTI has reported citingofficials. The local train and road transport services, which were badly affected due to the torrential rains and water-logging yesterday, were now running normal, they have said.
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Mumbai's neighbouring Palghar district also witnessed heavy showers and received 108.67 mm downpour during the last night and today morning, authorities said. Firemen and disaster cell teams received several calls of tree falls and inundation in both the districts, an officials said. In Palghar, several places in Vasai and Nallasopara witnessed heavy rains, leading to water-logging in low-lying areas. A four-year-old boy fell in an open drain in Nallasopara and was feared drowned. Efforts were on to trace the minor, Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation's chief fire officer Dilip Palav said. In Vasai area of Palghar, at least 80 cooking gas cylinders were washed away in the flood waters, local police said. Later, the police with the help of firemen shifted the cylinders to a safe place, they said. (PTI)
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has asked citizens to boil water before drinking as heavy rains over the last two days had led to flooding in the water purification complex at Bhandup. The flooding has affected electrical equipment that control the pumping and filtration processes there, one of the major sites of water supply to the country's financial capital, he said.
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Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Heavy rains in Thane, Palghar; boy drowns
Heavy rains lashed Maharashtra's Thane and Palghar districts during the night and today morning, causing flooding at several places and claiming the life of a minor boy, officials said. Thane city received 151.33 mm rain between 9.30 pm yesterday and 7.30 am today, an official from local civic control room said. (PTI)
In a similar development, Delhi woke up to incessant overnight rains today morning that caused waterlogging in several parts of the city. The city registered 70 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast "light to moderate intensity rain" over Delhi and NCR during the day.
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The Western Railway and Central Railway briefly suspended suburban train services in Mumbai after the heavy rains, and many long-distance trains were terminated or regulated at various stations.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | PM Modi expresses sadness at loss of lives in Mumbai due to heavy rains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish at the loss of lives caused by wall collapse incidents in Mumbai due to heavy rains. His office has also announced Rs two lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. A sum of Rs 50,000 would be given to the injured.
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates | Rain fury claims 30 lives as fifth thunderstorm in a month batters Mumbai
At least 30 people died and five others were injured in rain-related incidents as incessant heavy downpour overnight during a major thunderstorm pummeled Mumbai, causing severe water-logging and traffic disruptions in the financial capital yesterday, officials said. In the Mahul area in suburban Chembur, 19 people died when a compound wall came crashing down on some houses located on a hillock following a landslide, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) PRO said yesterday. The retaining wall of the Bharatnagar locality collapsed at 1 am. Five people were injured and taken to nearby Rajawadi hospital, as per the BMC. In suburban Bhandup, a 16-year-old boy died after a forest department compound wall collapsed, an official said. (PTI)
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Heavy rains continued throughout the last night with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placing Mumbai under a red alert indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations.
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At least 30 people have died and five others injured in rain-related incidents in the financial capital. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took stock of the preparedness by various government agencies last evening to tackle any emergency with the IMD forecasting a severe wet spell for the next couple of days.
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