Mumbai Rains update: Building collapses, youth dies after falling in open drain

Weather experts also issued warning of high tide at 10:38 am in the region.

Mumbai: Mumbai is witnessing incessant rains marking the arrival of monsoon in the region. The city has been facing continuous rains for 48 hours which has slowed down the pace of the city also causing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway to remain shut. Officer-goers faced a harrowing time as water-logging at several places slowed movement of suburban trains and vehicles on roads. In Mumbai's Malad, which received the highest rainfall of the day, a youth lost his life after he fell into an open drain.

#MumbaiRain : Youth dies after falling into open drain in Mumbai's Maladhttps://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/F0JennvF9H

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) June 25, 2018

In Mumbai, a huge part of a compound caved-in at Antop Hill area in Wadala. Around 15 cars were damaged with some vehicles getting buried under the debris, an official of the BMC's disaster management cell told news agency PTI. No casualty was reported in the incident, he said.

#MumbaiRains - Seven cars damaged after wall of an under construction building collapses at WADALA - ANTOP HIL. Pic @sajidkhh_75 https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/bbX3yqU1uN

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) June 25, 2018

Watch ABP News' report: Localities like Dharavi, Sion, Kings Circle, Matunga, Hindmata, Malad, Kurla, Andheri subway, Santacruz, Bhandup, Worli and Lower Parel, were flooded with water up to two to three feet. Police have diverted traffic at several spots. Here are the latest updates:

Water-logging in #Maharashtra's Palghar following incessant rain in the region. pic.twitter.com/Iwk5Ta20JQ

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2018

Between 0830 & 1130 hours, #Dahanu and #Santacruz added 25 mm of #rain each. Intensity may increase during evening. #MumbaiRains #MumbaiMonsoon @SkymetWeather

— Mahesh Palawat (@Mpalawat) June 25, 2018

• It is advised for people to stay away from sea shores for tide as high as 4 metres is likely to occur.
• Weather experts have also issued warning of high tides in the region at 10:38 am.
• Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway to remain shut.
• With streets flooded with water normal life has been thrown out of gear forcing many schools and colleges to remain shut.
• The lower regions of Chembur and Hindmata have been affected adversely by high levels of water impoundment.
• The on-and-off rain is causing mayhem as streets in Bandra, Andheri, Kurla and Ghatkopar are flooded and are causing distress to the people. Huge amount of water has been collected beneath the Andheri metro station. Daily commuters are worst-hit by the rains because of the traffic snarls in the city.
• As per the latest weather alerts the city can receive heavy to very heavy downpour today.

The rains have even slowed down the traffic in the Western Expressway while Central Mumbai’s Dharavi and Sion are filled with water. In this mayhem, a tree fell in South Mumbai near Metro Cinema and claimed two lives and injured three. The injured were rushed to G.T. Hospital. On the contrary, the scorching heat in Delhi is expected to continue for the next two days as well. According to Skymet Weather Services, Delhi NCR, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh can expect monsoon to arrive by June 27. watch: