Rains lash Mumbai after long break; local train services hit, road traffic crawls

Heavy rains lash Mumbai, causing flooding, train delays, and flight diversions, with red alerts issued by IMD.

After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs on Wednesday (September 25, 2024), inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding passengers even as traffic crawled on roads.

The IMD upgraded its orange alert for Mumbai city and its neighbouring districts to a red alert, valid till 8.30 a.m. on Thursday (September 26, 2024).

Officials said two flights were diverted and seven flights had to make a go-around at Mumbai airport due to inclement weather.

Several suburbs of Mumbai have been receiving significant rain from Wednesday (September 25, 2024) afternoon, with Mulund and its surroundings experiencing the heaviest rainfall, inundating low-lying areas.

“Heavy showers have been lashing the island city from the evening, slowing down road traffic due to water-logging and poor visibility. Local train services were also delayed due to rains,” said officials.

In its latest warning, issued at 5.30 pm, IMD predicted “extremely heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds at isolated places” in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts.

The Met department has issued a red alert for Palghar and an orange one for Thane, Raigad, Mumbai and Pune for September 26. An orange alert has been issued for Nashik and Dhule districts in north Maharashtra.