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.
