Mumbai Rains highlights: Orange alert for rain in city

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Check out these pictures from Mumbai amid incessant rainfall in the city

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai, waterlogging has happened in Chuna Bhatti area of the city.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: IndiGo airlines on Friday issued a travel advisory asking all passengers to check their flight status as Mumbai was facing air traffic congestion amid heavy rainfall lashing the city. “Flights are impacted due to heavy rains and air traffic congestion in Mumbai. Do keep a tab on the flight status. Wishing you happy and safe travels!” the airline posted on X.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: In Central Mumbai, the maximum rainfall recorded from 7 am to 8 am was at the F/N Ward Office and Wadala Fire Station at 28 mm. At Worli Sea Face Municipality School, it was recorded at 27 mm; at Pratiksha Nagar Municipality School, Savitribai Municipality School and Rawli Camp, it was 26; at Sewree Koliwada Municipality School, it was at 25 mm; and at G/S Ward Office, it was 24 mm.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall, for Mumbai on Friday and Saturday, reported news agency ANI.

There is a monsoon trough and a cyclonic circulation has also developed over Mumbai which has resulted in strong westerly winds, the Met Department said. An orange alert is issued in case of extremely bad weather. It affects the transport facilities including rail, road and air.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: IMD had predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai until July 12. Heavy to moderate rainfall was also expected in Palghar, Thane, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Nasik, Ahmednagar, Kolhapur, Sangli, Sholapur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad, Akola, Amravati, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Washim, and Yavatmal up to July 12.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Due to heavy rains in Mumbai, waterlogging has happened at Mumbai Airport Terminal 2.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Amid rains in Mumbai, a civic official said there will be a high tide of 3.87 metres in the Arabian Sea at 4.09 pm. Mumbai being a saucer-shaped city, high tides coupled with heavy rains can trigger flooding as water doesn't get discharged into the sea at that time.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: “Moderate to heavy rain in the city and suburbs” with the possibility of “very heavy rainfall at isolated places” has been predicted for the next 24 hours in Mumbai.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Amid incessant rains in Mumbai, a spokesperson from Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) informed that the public bus service body has diverted three bus routes due to waterlogging at Sion since 7.50 am.

Western Railway and Central Railway, which operate local trains in Mumbai, claimed on X that their suburban services were “running”. However, commuters complained of some delays, though there was no waterlogging on the tracks.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Incessant rains with intermittent spells of moderate to heavy showers since Friday morning have slowed down public transport services and traffic in Mumbai, reported news agency PTI.

Several parts of the country’s financial capital received more than 15 mm of rainfall between 7 am and 8 am. Due to heavy rains, low-lying areas like Sion saw waterlogging prompting the authorities to divert road traffic. In the Western suburbs, the Andheri subway between Andheri and Jogeshwari railway stations was also waterlogged.

Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Overnight incessant rainfall has resulted in widespread waterlogging across several parts of Mumbai. Visuals from APMC Market and Turbhe Mafco Market depict the heavy downpour. Additionally, footage from the Western Express Highway shows parts of Mumbai being lashed by rain. In Navi Mumbai, heavy rainfall has caused waterlogging in multiple areas, including the Sanpada Underpass