IMD issues red rain alert for 5 Maharashtra districts, 'orange' warning for Mumbai
India | July 20, 2021 17:41 ISTIt also issued an orange alert for Mumbai between Wednesday and Friday, indicating possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall.
It also issued an orange alert for Mumbai between Wednesday and Friday, indicating possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall.
A 10-year old boy's body was recovered in Mumbai who had swept away in the city's Mira Road area due to heavy rains.
Due to heavy downpour in the western suburbs since Saturday night, rainwater entered inside the civic body's parking lot run by a private contractor. As a result two, three and four-wheeler vehicles parked in the sprawling area have got submerged.
Local train services of the Central Railway were affected due to water-logging on tracks between Vikhroli and Bhandup following heavy showers in parts of the suburbs, CR's chief spokesperson Shivaji Sutar said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday took stock of the preparedness by various government agencies to tackle any emergency with the IMD forecasting a severe wet spell for the next couple of days and issuing orange alert for Mumbai and the Konkan coast.
At least 16 people have died, and several were injured after a wall collapsed on some shanties in the Bharat Nagar area of the Chembur district. Many people are feared trapped under the debris.
While the pumping mechanism would be restored in a few hours, much more time will be taken to get the filtration process up and running, the official said, adding that boiling water before drinking was the best precaution at the moment.
Overnight rains pounded Mumbai and nearby areas, with the city witnessing severe water logging, disruption of local train services and vehicular traffic along with power cuts and water cuts.
Several people died in house collapses triggered by landslides as incessant overnight rains pounded Mumbai and nearby areas, with the city witnessing severe waterlogging.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his grief over the loss of lives in Mumbai and one of its suburbs earlier in the day due to a series of landslides, triggered by heavy rains. A number of houses collapsed leading to the deaths of at least 24 people while several others remain injured.
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each for families of the deceased in Mumbai's wall collapse incidents.
At least 15 people were killed in two incidents of wall collapse in Mumbai amid heavy rains on Sunday. At least 12 people were killed after a wall collapsed on some shanties in Chembur's Bharat Nagar area in Mumbai due to a landslide.
This 24-hour period rainfall was recorded by India Meteorological Department’s Santacruz observatory in the state capital.
Mumbai has been experiencing incessant rainfall with waterlogging and inundation witnessed across the city. watch ground report.
Heavy rains caused waterlogging in parts of Mumbai on Friday and also led to the diversion of traffic routes in several parts of the city. Due to heavy rains and waterlogging the railway tracks were seen waterlogged and on the slow line near Kurla-Vidyavihar, trains are running 20-25 minutes late.
Mumbai : Heavy rain continues in the coastal districts of Maharashtra, Raigad and Konkan - the weather department has given a warning of heavy rain for the next 4 days
Mumbai has been lashing with heavy rains since yesterday. Amid the downpour, the hashtag #MumbaiRains became one of the top trends on the micro-blogging site and netizens stormed the app with memes, memories and jokes.
After a long gap, Maharashtra is expected to receive good rainfall for the next 4 to 5 days as the southwest monsoon has become active once again, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
A man died on Thursday night after a wall collapsed in Mumbai's Mulund amid heavy rains.
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