Mumbai: Waterlogging In Several Areas As Heavy Rains Lash City, IMD Issues Orange And Yellow Alerts

Amid heavy rainfall, two incidents of building collapse were reported at Kalbadevi and Sion areas. However, no casualties were reported and the people were evacuated from the affected structures.

People walk on the road amid heavy rain at Kandivali in Mumbai

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai and neighbouring districts for the next 24 hours, news agency PTI reported. As heavy rains lashed the commercial capital on Thursday, the weather office also issued a yellow alert saying heavy showers are likely at a few places in the city on July 1 and 2, an official said.

According to the report, IMD Mumbai predicted moderate to heavy rains with the possibility of "occasional intense spells" at isolated places in the city for 24 hours.

Amid heavy rainfall in the city, two incidents of building collapse were reported at Kalbadevi and Sion areas. However, no casualties were reported and the people were evacuated from the affected structures, the officials said.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Incessant rainfall in the city has led to severe water-logging. Roads & lanes in Lower Parel area continue to remain inundated in rainwater pic.twitter.com/STDS6hgTFV

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As per official data, the island city logged 119.09 mm rains, followed by western suburbs with 78.69 mm and eastern suburbs with 58.40 mm rainfall, over a 12-hour period from 8 am till 8 pm.

Before 8 am, the island city, western suburbs and eastern parts received 36.72 mm, 45.75 mm and 41.47 mm rainfall respectively in 24 hours.

As per a BMC report, Colaba and Santacruz witnessed 361.8 mm and 291.8 mm rainfall till Wednesday, while Mumbai received just 11.72 per cent rainfall till June 29.

Meanwhile, different parts of the city reported flooding prompting the Brihammumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking (BEST) to divert over 12 bus routes.

Notably, buses on over 12 routes were diverted due to waterlogging in four to five locations in the city, according to an official.

Amid the rains, railway authorities said that the suburban trains were running normally.

"It's raining heavily in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Dadar, Byculla and Kurla sections. Trains are running," Shivaji Sutar, the chief public relations officer of Central Railway tweeted.

However, some commuters said that the train services were delayed by five to 15 minutes due to the weather.