According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in just six hours, many areas of the city recorded more than 200 mm - 300 mm of rain from 1 am to 7 am and the rains continued with heavy rain forecast the next day. . 2 days.
As Mumbai slept, the skies opened up for the first major rain of the current monsoon, and most citizens woke up to find roads, railway tracks flooded, low-lying areas inundated, houses, shops or offices inundated. It is flooded, subways are closed and water is jammed at many places. Inaccessible to traffic.
First up before dawn, commuters faced delays or cancellations in the lifeline of suburban local trains that ferry over 8.50 million people daily to Palghar and Raigarh (MMR).
Besides, important trains carrying thousands of passengers on Mumbai-Gujarat, Mumbai-Pune, Mumbai-Kolhapur sectors were also affected with cancellations or massive delays or getting stuck at stations en route.
In Mumbai, several subways, including Santa Cruz, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Malad, Kandiwal and Dahisar, were inundated with 3-5 feet of water and east-west traffic was halted.
Railway tracks near Kalyan, Dombivali, Ulhasnagar, Thane, Bhandup, Kurla, Sion and Wadala were flooded, affecting suburban trains.
Many housing complexes were flooded in Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali, Malad, Jogeshwari, Andheri, Santa Cruz, Sion, Wadala, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup and other places.
Hundreds of small and big vehicles either got stuck or were partially or completely submerged due to falling of trees and other minor incidents in various areas of the city, although there is no news of any casualty so far.
As Mumbai slept, the skies opened up for the first major rain of the current monsoon, and most citizens woke up to find roads, railway tracks flooded, low-lying areas inundated, houses, shops or offices inundated. It is flooded, subways are closed and water is jammed at many places. Inaccessible to traffic.
First up before dawn, commuters faced delays or cancellations in the lifeline of suburban local trains that ferry over 8.50 million people daily to Palghar and Raigarh (MMR).
Besides, important trains carrying thousands of passengers on Mumbai-Gujarat, Mumbai-Pune, Mumbai-Kolhapur sectors were also affected with cancellations or massive delays or getting stuck at stations en route.
In Mumbai, several subways, including Santa Cruz, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Malad, Kandiwal and Dahisar, were inundated with 3-5 feet of water and east-west traffic was halted.
Railway tracks near Kalyan, Dombivali, Ulhasnagar, Thane, Bhandup, Kurla, Sion and Wadala were flooded, affecting suburban trains.
Many housing complexes were flooded in Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali, Malad, Jogeshwari, Andheri, Santa Cruz, Sion, Wadala, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup and other places.
Hundreds of small and big vehicles either got stuck or were partially or completely submerged due to falling of trees and other minor incidents in various areas of the city, although there is no news of any casualty so far.
