Mumbai roads waterlogged after heavy rains, traffic halts at Andheri, Dadar, Bandra; IMD issues orange alert
Mumbai rains have caused significant waterlogging across the city, disrupting daily life and traffic. Heavy showers in the city have led to flooding in low-lying areas such as Andheri, Dadar, and Bandra, prompting the closure of the Andheri subway
Mumbai experienced significant disruptions on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning due to heavy rainfall, leading to widespread waterlogging on city roads and traffic halts in key areas like Andheri, Dadar, and Bandra. The Indian Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for Mumbai and surrounding districts, warning of moderate to heavy showers, with some parts of the city receiving over 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, notably Malad and Malvani recording the highest at approximately 271 mm. The deluge caused a wall collapse in Vikhroli and flooded low-lying areas and several subways, though the BMC reported most remained operational except for the Andheri underpass, with traffic later returning to normal and drainage work undertaken. Rail services on the Harbour Line were affected by a washed-away track section between Turbhe and Kopar Khairane, while overall monsoon progress remains slow, with a national deficit of 43% and a 63% deficit in central India.
Mumbai experienced significant disruptions on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning due to heavy rainfall, leading to widespread waterlogging on city roads and traffic halts in key areas like Andheri, Dadar, and Bandra. The Indian Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for Mumbai and surrounding districts, warning of moderate to heavy showers, with some parts of the city receiving over 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, notably Malad and Malvani recording the highest at approximately 271 mm. The deluge caused a wall collapse in Vikhroli and flooded low-lying areas and several subways, though the BMC reported most remained operational except for the Andheri underpass, with traffic later returning to normal and drainage work undertaken. Rail services on the Harbour Line were affected by a washed-away track section between Turbhe and Kopar Khairane, while overall monsoon progress remains slow, with a national deficit of 43% and a 63% deficit in central India.
Mumbai experienced significant disruptions on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning due to heavy rainfall, leading to widespread waterlogging on city roads and traffic halts in key areas like Andheri, Dadar, and Bandra. The Indian Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for Mumbai and surrounding districts, warning of moderate to heavy showers, with some parts of the city receiving over 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, notably Malad and Malvani recording the highest at approximately 271 mm. The deluge caused a wall collapse in Vikhroli and flooded low-lying areas and several subways, though the BMC reported most remained operational except for the Andheri underpass, with traffic later returning to normal and drainage work undertaken. Rail services on the Harbour Line were affected by a washed-away track section between Turbhe and Kopar Khairane, while overall monsoon progress remains slow, with a national deficit of 43% and a 63% deficit in central India.
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Tuesday night, flooding and waterlogging many low-lying parts of the city.
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and the surrounding districts for Wednesday morning.
The alerts issue warnings for brief periods of moderate to heavy rain in the city and the surrounding Thane. Raigad, Palghar, and Sindhurg.
Residents in the areas are advised to take precautions,
The heavy rains caused a wall near a residential building in Vikhroli, West Mumbai, to collapse last night.
Parts of the city received more than 200 mm of rainfall in 24 hours.
The highest amount of rainfall was recorded at Malwanu and Malad that received about 271 mm of rain.
Meanwhile, Powai received 247 mm, Charkop and Kandivali,244 mm, and 234 mm was recorded in Borivali.
Vikhrol received 210 mm of rain in eight hours.
Low-lying areas like Hindmata, Andheri Subway, Malad Subway, and parts of Sion were all flooded.
Local residents in Malad East said that construction work in the Konkanipada area disrupted the natural drainage systems, causing water to enter homes.
Waterlogging was also recorded in Central Mumbai's Sion Subway, LBS Road, Kurla, and Sion Gandhi Market. In Western Mumbai, waterlogging has been reported in Andheri, Bandra, Goregaon, Malad, and Kurar.
Waterlogging also caused a traffic block in the Andheri subway, leading to its closure.
The BMC said that all the subways remained operational except the Andheri underpass.
The city administration said that drainage work was carried out, and traffic has returned to normal.
The rains also disrupted Harbour Line services after a section of the track between Turbhe and Kopar Khairane was washed away.
Rail traffic continued to operate normally.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Maharashtra from June 24 to June 30 for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms
The onset of the monsoon was delayed in Maharashtra. The overall monsoon deficit in the country stands at 43 per cent, with a 63 per cent deficit in central India.