Streets, tracks flooded as monsoon hits Mumbai
The Hindu
Orange alert in city for next four days; local train services disrupted; six incidents of wall collapse recorded
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Wednesday, leading to disruption in local train services, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced the onset of the southwest monsoon in Maharashtra. As forecast by the IMD last week, all parts of Mumbai experienced heavy to very heavy rainfall. The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast similar weather for the next five days in the coastal parts of Maharashtra, while an orange alert has been issued in Mumbai for the next four days. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai received 181.01 mm of rainfall in the 12 hours from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the data, the city area received 137.82 mm of rainfall, while its western and eastern suburbs received 190.78 mm and 214.44 mm of rainfall respectively.
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