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Photos: Rain cripples Mumbai, second highest September deluge since 1981

Updated On Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Heavy rainfall of 303.7mm hit Mumbai between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, disrupting flight operations at the Mumbai airport and delaying suburban train services in the financial capital. Schools and colleges remained shut today.

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Three weeks after a deluge, rains returned to haunt Mumbai with city receiving 303.7 mm of rainfall between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, the second highest after the 318.2mm recorded on September 12, 1981. Parts of Colaba, Churchgate, CST, Dadar, Worli, Bandra, Santacruz, Vile Parle, Andheri, and Borivali received very heavy rainfall. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Three weeks after a deluge, rains returned to haunt Mumbai with city receiving 303.7 mm of rainfall between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, the second highest after the 318.2mm recorded on September 12, 1981. Parts of Colaba, Churchgate, CST, Dadar, Worli, Bandra, Santacruz, Vile Parle, Andheri, and Borivali received very heavy rainfall. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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The latest flooding comes less than a month after the city of 20 million people was pummeled by unusually high rainfall that killed many and brought the metropolis to its knees for at least two days. (PTI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

The latest flooding comes less than a month after the city of 20 million people was pummeled by unusually high rainfall that killed many and brought the metropolis to its knees for at least two days. (PTI)

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Between 8.30am Tuesday and 8.30am Wednesday, the Santacruz weather station, representative of Mumbai and its suburbs, recorded 303.7mm, and Colaba, representative of south Mumbai, recorded 210mm rain, the highest for south Mumbai this monsoon. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Between 8.30am Tuesday and 8.30am Wednesday, the Santacruz weather station, representative of Mumbai and its suburbs, recorded 303.7mm, and Colaba, representative of south Mumbai, recorded 210mm rain, the highest for south Mumbai this monsoon. (Kunal Patil / HT Photo)

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A delivery boy pushes his bicycle through a water-logged street after heavy rains at a residential colony in Mumbai. Massive waterlogging was reported in areas of Borivali, Sion, Hindmata in Dadar, Goregaon, Andheri, Kandivali, Malad, Kharghar, Mankhurd, and Bhandup. (Shailesh Andrade / Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

A delivery boy pushes his bicycle through a water-logged street after heavy rains at a residential colony in Mumbai. Massive waterlogging was reported in areas of Borivali, Sion, Hindmata in Dadar, Goregaon, Andheri, Kandivali, Malad, Kharghar, Mankhurd, and Bhandup. (Shailesh Andrade / Reuters)

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Heavy downpour was received at Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai on yesterday night. In Thane, several areas were waterlogged during the night owing to heavy rainfall. More than seventeen trees also fell since Tuesday afternoon during the heavy downpour. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Heavy downpour was received at Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai on yesterday night. In Thane, several areas were waterlogged during the night owing to heavy rainfall. More than seventeen trees also fell since Tuesday afternoon during the heavy downpour. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Five Western Railway trains have been cancelled. On Central Railways, six trains were cancelled and two diverted due to heavy rainfall. Here, people are seen traversing the rain in Andheri, Mumbai. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Five Western Railway trains have been cancelled. On Central Railways, six trains were cancelled and two diverted due to heavy rainfall. Here, people are seen traversing the rain in Andheri, Mumbai. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo)

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Flight operations at the Mumbai airport remain affected for the second day today following heavy rains that continue to lash the metropolis. As many as 56 flights have been diverted to different airports until this morning as the main runway continues to be out of use due to the SpiceJet aircraft stuck there, stated an airport official. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Flight operations at the Mumbai airport remain affected for the second day today following heavy rains that continue to lash the metropolis. As many as 56 flights have been diverted to different airports until this morning as the main runway continues to be out of use due to the SpiceJet aircraft stuck there, stated an airport official. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo)

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Schools and colleges in Mumbai have been instructed by the Maharashtra government to remain closed today due to heavy rains. (Satish Bate / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Schools and colleges in Mumbai have been instructed by the Maharashtra government to remain closed today due to heavy rains. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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According to an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) disaster management cell, no untoward incident was reported after the incessant downpour. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Sep 20, 2017 02:05 PM IST

According to an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) disaster management cell, no untoward incident was reported after the incessant downpour. (Shashi S Kashyap / HT Photo)

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