The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday declared the onset of the monsoon over Mumbai, the adjoining Thane-Konkan areas, Ahmednagar, Parbhani and other parts of Maharashtra.
Waterlogging was reported from several areas after Saturday morning's downpour in Mumbai
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai early on Saturday as Monsoon proceeded further towards central parts of Maharashtra and other regions.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken several measures to ensure the citizens are not troubled by the incessant rains in the city.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken several measures to ensure the citizens are not troubled by the incessant rains in the city.
As per the IMD forecast, there is a possibility of very heavy rainfall in Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts on June 9.
As per Skymet Weather, the reason for these rains can be attributed to the cyclonic circulation that was persisting over South Konkan and Goa region.
Mumbai rains: Weather agencies predict worst spell since July 26 2005.
The weather department said that monsoon has not yet bid adieu to the city and similar weather is expected to continue till October 10.
The body of the doctor, who had gone missing on August 29 following heavy rains in the megapolis was recovered the next day from a nullah near the Coast Guard office in central Mumbai's Worli.
The commuters present on the platform were drenched whenever a train zoomed past the station creating a burst of water from the tracks
Central Railway's chief spokesperson Sunil Udasi said a few short destination trains had to be cancelled yesterday night to streamline the services.
As rains threatened to paralyse the city, panic messages on a cyclone today went viral on social media and messaging apps.
In a series of tweets, Mumbai Police said that the state government has declared a holiday in schools and colleges in Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Wednesday.
In the last two months, more than 1,000 people have been killed in flooding events across India, southern Nepal and northern Bangladesh.
Untraceable since he left for home in his car from Bombay Hospital, Amarapurkar had accidentally fallen into the manhole on a flooded road barely a kilometer from his residence in Prabhadevi.
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