Heavy Rainfall Lashes Mumbai For 2nd Consecutive Day, IMD Forecast Says Downpour To Continue

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also said a high tide of 4.59 metres is expected at 12.59 pm. The Mumbai Police informed the citizens to avoid coastal areas due to heavy rainfall.

A bus moves on a waterlogged road during monsoon rain, at Parel in Mumbai.

Source : PTI

Mumbai was lashed by another spell of heavy rainfall on Monday. Amid the downpour over the past 12 hours, some areas received up to 34 mm of rainfall in just one hour. According to a PTI report, in the 24 hours upto 8 am on Monday, Mumbai recorded an average of 135 mm of rainfall, officials said. 

VIDEO | Mumbai received heavy rains in last 12 hours. It has led to waterlogging at many places. Visuals are from Navi Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/nGnHLJcNr5

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 22, 2024

The heavy rainfall has led to waterlogging in several places in the city and suburbs.

Citing an India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, PTI reported that, over the next 24 hours, the city and suburbs can expect “heavy to very heavy rain”, with “extremely heavy rainfall” likely in certain isolated places. According to PTI, the Konkan and Vidarbha regions in Maharashtra have been receiving heavy rainfall since the weekend, which has caused rivers to swell and low-lying areas to submerge.   

VIDEO | Mumbai gets early morning rain. pic.twitter.com/3PYxecNCOD

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 22, 2024

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in Mumbai and other parts of the state. "We have deployed NDRF teams at Vasai (Palghar district), Thane, Ghatkopar and Powai (in Mumbai), Mahad (Raigad), Khed and Chiplun (Ratnagiri), Kudal (Sindhudurg), Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara due to the monsoon season as pre-positioning, apart from three teams in Mumbai and one team in Nagpur as regular deployment," an NDRF official told PTI. 

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also said a high tide of 4.59 metres is expected at 12.59 pm. The Mumbai Police informed residents to avoid coastal areas due to heavy rainfall.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: High tide alert in Mumbai following incessant heavy rainfall.

Visuals from Marine Drive. pic.twitter.com/ghQws4YJLZ

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2024

On Sunday, heavy showers in Mumbai and the suburbs inundated the roads in many areas, led to flight diversions, and briefly affected local train traffic between the Dadar and Matunga stations.

The Mithi River swelled due to the continuous rainfall, and was flowing at 1.5 metres on Monday morning. On Sunday, it had reportedly reached the flood level of 2.26 metres.