Mumbai Rains update: Heavy rains add to commuters woes
Mumbai is once again facing the problem of water logging due to heavy rainfall on Monday morning
Mumbaikar’s once again woke up to a wet Monday morning as rains continue to batter maximum areas in the city. Waterlogging across the city are being reported. There are traffic jams across the city and even the Central Railways is running 10-15 minutes late. Flight operations too came to a halt at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport due to poor visibility.
But an airport official has confirmed to ANI that No flight is cancelled as visibility is changing every minute. “Due to heavy rains, the visibility is changing every minute. Since 9:15 am, the visibility at the airport is fluctuating. There is a delay due to weather. No cancellation as of now but 3 diversions took place till now.”
The heavy downpour has been attributed to the cyclonic circulation persisting over south Gujarat and Maharashtra. Along with the cyclonic circulation, there is plenty of moisture coming from the Arabian Sea. Collectively, this is causing heavy to very heavy rainfall over the region.
The netizens took to social media to share the condition of the roads and asked Mumbaikars to be safe. The roads in Kurla and JVLR already started to get waterlogging.
Navi Mumbai is worst affected,
#MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates: Waterlogging turns dangerous! Cars floating on water near Vashi highway. #MumbaiRains #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdate pic.twitter.com/N3emsBLG9C
— HW News English (@HWNewsEnglish) July 8, 2019
Turbhe police station is filled with water,
Waterlogging at Turbhe Midc police station in Navi Mumbai#MumbaiRainsLiveUpdate : https://t.co/zOf6nZIBCY pic.twitter.com/6cecjnhgt6
— TOI Navi Mumbai (@TOINaviMumbai) July 8, 2019
The IMD has also predicted heavy rainfall in Konkan, Goa, Mumbai. India Meteorological Department tweeted,
Weather Forecast by I.M.D at 08:00 Hours – INTERMITTENT RAIN OR SHOWERS IN CITY AND SUBURBS WITH HEAVY FALLS AT ISOLATED PLACES. @IMDWeather #Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/L2oBybJsdw
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 8, 2019
Skymet too tweeted,
Weather Forecast by I.M.D at 08:00 Hours – INTERMITTENT RAIN OR SHOWERS IN CITY AND SUBURBS WITH HEAVY FALLS AT ISOLATED PLACES. @IMDWeather #Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/L2oBybJsdw
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 8, 2019
A part of an upper floor collapsed in Shivaji Nagar, Govandi eight people have been injured, while three among them have been admitted to the hospital.
Check out the tweets here:
@RidlrMUM Andheri SV rd at a standstill due to waterlogging below Metro bridge!!!! @mybmc @MumbaiPolice #MumbaiRains @SkymetWeather
— P r /\ T | k (@superselector5) July 8, 2019
#MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates
this is vikhroli! pic.twitter.com/JpLsVjn4U5— J ? (@Qnjayn) July 8, 2019
Very nice Monday Motivation..EEH jam packed!..#MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #mumbaitraffic pic.twitter.com/DPWWG4fBwX
— Avikrdas (@Avikrdas1) July 8, 2019
Eastern Express Highway service road near kanjurmarg junction at 9:20 am #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #Mumbai #MumbaiRain pic.twitter.com/GskSZ2AZCj
— Naveen Jangir (@naveenjangir) July 8, 2019
We shall keep you updated about the weather conditions.
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