Mumbai rain updates: 25 dead, 6 injured, says BMC; IMD issues red alert for city

Among those who lost their lives, 23 were killed in landslides in Mahul and Vikhroli, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Saturday night, resulting in landslides which further triggered wall collapse in some areas of the city and its nearby areas. The heavy overnight showers led to waterlogging in several areas of the metropolis, bringing it to a grinding halt.

Waterlogging on a railway track due to heavy rain at Matunga area, in Mumbai on July 18. The BMC has also asked citizens to boil water before drinking as heavy rains over the last two days have led to flooding in the water purification complex at Bhandup (PTI).

Here are some latest updates on Mumbai rains:

(1.) Total number of deaths and injuries in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra’s capital city has risen to 25 and six respectively, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of these, 23 deaths and six injuries took place due to landslides in Mahul and Vikhroli, while one person died in Bhandup due to a house collapse. In Andheri, one person lost his life short circuit.

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(2.) Landslides lead to deaths of 17 people in Mahaul while five others were injured. Six people lost their lives in Vikhroli while one person was injured.

(3.) Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray held a high-level meeting with officials at 6pm over the rain situation in Mumbai, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) announced, according to news agency ANI.

(4.) State tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray visited the affected locations and took stock of the relief works being undertaken by various agencies. Later, he took to Twitter to announce that the state government and BMC are providing all necessary financial and medical assistance to those affected.

(5.) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) turned its "orange" alert for Mumbai to "red" following heavy rains. The weather body has forecast "heavy" to "very heavy" rainfall at some places, with "extremely" heavy rainfall at isolated places.

(6.) Vijay Wadettiwar, the cabinet minister for relief and rehabilitation, described Sunday’s incidents as “normal.” Speaking to ANI, Wadettiwar said that red alert was issued and people were evacuated to safe places, adding that “such incidents are normal amid 500 mm rain in a day.”

(7.) The BMC has urged citizens to boil water before drinking as heavy rains have stopped the Bhandup water purification complex, which is one of the major sites supplying water to Mumbai.

(8.) Nine flights were diverted from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) as operations were suspended temporarily between 12:42am to 5:24am, ANI reported quoting airport authorities. Flight operations resumed from 5:24am onwards and are proceeding as per schedule, it added.

(9.) Central Railway shared a list of trains which were affected due to the rains. As of 4:30pm on Sunday, 11 trains were short terminated, six were cancelled, three short-originated and nine were rescheduled.