Incessant Rainfall & High Tide Submerge Parts Of Mumbai; City Records Highest Single Day July Rain In 5 Yrs

The weather department has issued a yellow alert, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places and parts of Raigad, Thane, and Mumbai for today.

Waterlogging seen at Navi Mumbai (Photo: PTI)

New Delhi: India's financial capital Mumbai has been witnessing incessant downpour since Friday night. The suburban areas of Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall in the morning while the south Mumbai recorded intermittent light showers. The maximum city has recorded its second-highest 24-hour rain in the month of July in over the past five years.

The India Meteorological Department issued a 'yellow alert' for today. Several areas of the city were submerged as the heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai for the third consecutive day.

Maharashtra: Powai lake in Mumbai overflows due to incessant rainfall. #MumbaiRain pic.twitter.com/YppgncsPqJ

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High tides hit the coast in Mumbai's Colaba. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a high tide warning and has requested people to stay away from the seashore.

#WATCH High tides hit the coast in Mumbai's Colaba. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued high tide warning and has requested people to stay away from the seashore. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/gZjKop6evB

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The incessant Mumbai rainfall for the third consecutive day led to waterlogging in several areas including Hindmata, TT Junction, King Circle, and Dharavi. Main holes have been opened in several places to avoid waterlogging and BMC staff have been deployed in these areas to look after safety. The Colaba observatory in South Mumbai recorded 129.6 mm rain in the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 am today while the Santacruz weather station in western suburbs registered 200.8 mm rain during the same period, the IMD said.

Maharashtra: Powai lake in Mumbai overflows due to incessant rainfall. #MumbaiRain pic.twitter.com/YppgncsPqJ

— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2020

The disaster management cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said water-logging was reported in low-lying areas of the city such as Sion, Dadar, and Milan Subway. There were 19 complaints of tree/branch falling, but nobody was injured in the incidents, it said.

Downpour in other areas Other than Mumbai, Thane and some other areas of in Konkan region received heavy rainfalls. Some parts of the Vidarbha region witnessed moderate rains today, according to the weather department. IMD also predicted 'thunderstorm with lightning at isolated places' in the Vidarbha region today.