Incessant Downpour Throws Life Out Of Gear In Mumbai; Train Movement Halted At Western Line

From July 26-27, 2005, Mumbai recorded 94 cm (944 mm) of rainfall in a day.

"10-15 cm of rainfall in a day is normal for Mumbai. The one the city received on July 26, 2005 was unprecedented," Ramesh said.

New Delhi: The commercial capital of India, Mumbai is witnessing heavy rainfall on Tuesday and weather officials believe it could be the heaviest and longest bout of rain since July 26, 2005, when the city was paralysed by floods. (All images: ABP Live)

The Met Department on Tuesday warned of more "heavy intermittent spells" in the next few hours in Mumbai and its satellite cities where incessant downpour has threw normal life out of gear.

He, however, declined to draw any parallel of the situation with that on July 26, 2005, when the city was inundated after being battered by rains and hundreds were killed.

The Colaba weather station has recorded 15 cm to 20 cm (150-200 mm) of rainfall during the same time period, Ramesh added.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General K J Ramesh told PTI that the Santacruz weather station, which is in the suburban part of the city, has recorded 8-9 cm (80-90 mm)of rainfall from 8.30 am to nearly 11.30 am.