Mumbai rains today live updates: The Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) received 77.4 mm rainfall, while the Santacruz observatory (representative of the suburbs) recorded 59.6 mm downpour in the last 24 hours, the weather office said.
The southwest monsoon arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced as heavy rains lashed the country’s financial capital and suburbs since early morning.
Water-logging was reported in some low-lying areas, while local train services – the lifeblood of the city – have been largely unaffected so far, although services from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to Kurla have been suspended since 9.50 am due to waterlogging and heavy rainfall and waterlogging between Sion and Kurla.
Traffic will resume once water levels recedes, a Central Railway spokesperson told news agency.
The routes of some BEST buses – the city’s public transport provider – have also been diverted.
A high tide of over four metres is expected around noon in the Arabian Sea, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
“It’s monsoon arrival in Mumbai today,” said Dr Jayanta Sarkar, head of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Mumbai office.
Several parts of the city and suburbs witnessed heavy rainfall along with thunder in the morning.
According to the IMD, the Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) received 77.4 mm rainfall, while the Santacruz observatory (representative of the suburbs) recorded 59.6 mm downpour in the last 24 hours.
Here are the live updates on Mumbai Rain:
The first rain of this year’s monsoon season in Mumbai on Wednesday caused water-logging in various parts of the city, prompting the traffic police to shut four subways and forcing motorists to abandon their vehicles on roads. The city police appealed to Mumbaikars not to step out of their homes unnecessarily and cautioned them against travelling to some of the inundated areas.
Normal life was disrupted due to severe waterlogging after heavy rains lashed Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday with the advance of the monsoon in the state. Mumbai local train services were suspended between some stations as a precautionary measure.
The weather office on Wednesday announced the arrival of the south-west monsoon in Mumbai. Several places in Mumbai received heavy rain, leaving many low-lying areas flooded. A high tide of over four metres is expected around noon in the Arabian Sea, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
The southwest monsoon reached Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra early Wednesday morning – a day ahead of schedule – with heavy rainfall over the state capital and nearby suburban areas leading to flooded roads and subways, and some disruption in traffic and local train services.
The Monsoon arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday. The city received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. The latest satellite images “looks very promising with dense clouds” over the west coast, tweeted senior weather scientist, KS Hosalikar. Read Here
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) received 77.4 mm rainfall, while the Santacruz observatory (representative of the suburbs) recorded 59.6 mm downpour in the last 24 hours.
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