Heavy continuous rainfall inundates parts of Mumbai, traffic hit

Financial capital Mumbai, Thani and other parts of Konkan Maharashtra witnessed heavy rainfall for the third consecutive day on Sunday (July 5), inundating some low-lying areas of the metropolis. The Powai Lake in Mumbai also overflowed due to incessant rainfall.

The heavy showers have led to water logging at several places across the city. We request Mumbaikars to stay updated through official sources and plan moving out likewise. Please stay away from the shore (High Tide at 12.23 PM) and water logged areas #MonsoonSafetyMumbai pic.twitter.com/UlijJlYLN1

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 5, 2020

Low-lying areas, including Hindmata in central Mumbai, and Chembur in eastern suburbs were waterlogged. An update from Mumbai Police stated water-logging was witnessed in Postal Colony, Sakkar Panchayat Road, and Dharavi Restaurant, among other places.

“The heavy showers have led to water logging at several places across the city. We request Mumbaikars to stay updated through official sources and plan moving out likewise. Please stay away from the shore (High Tide at 12.23 PM) and water logged areas,” it tweeted.

The heavy showers also led to traffic jams in the city.

Fishermen living in the city’s Colaba have sought help from the local administration, fearing water-logging in their houses due to the incessant rainfall. “It has been raining heavily for the past three days. We’re scared for our safety, we live in low lying areas,” said a local.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intermittent rains in the city and suburbs “with possibility of heavy falls” at isolated places in the next 24 hours.

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The Colaba observatory in South Mumbai recorded 129.6 mm rain in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday while the Santacruz weather station in western suburbs recorded 200.8 mm rain during the same period, the Met department said.

Thane district and some other areas in Konkan region, including Sindhudurg, also received very heavy rains. Some parts of Vidarbha received moderate rain, the IMD said. It further said that thunderstorm with lightning is likely at isolated places in the region.

A day earlier, water-logging and traffic jams were reported from some areas in Mumbai and there were 19 complaints of tree/branch falling, the city civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had earlier said.

Fresh bout of rain lashes Delhi

Meanwhile, the national capital too witnessed a fresh bout of rain and high-velocity winds on Saturday night, resulting in a dip in the temperature. The Met department has predicted more rain, thunderstorm and strong surface winds during the day.

The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for Delhi, recorded 33.6 mm rainfall till 8:30 am. The Palam station gauged 48.6 mm precipitation, the weatherman said. Meanwhile, Humidity levels in the national capital also shot up to 100 per cent.

Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD’s regional forecasting centre, said that the national capital is excepted to receive more rainfall over the next three to four days. By Wednesday, the maximum temperature is expected to drop to 34 degrees Celsius by Wednesday.

(With inputs from agencies)