Incessant rains lash Mumbai; normal life disrupted

Normal life was thrown out of gear in Mumbai due to heavy overnight rains that led to severe water logging in many parts and badly disrupted road, rail and air traffic. The heavy down pour accompanied by gusty winds since last evening led to traffic snarls at various places. Suburban trains were also running late minutes due to waterlogging on the tracks.

Normal life was thrown out of gear in Mumbai on Tuesday due to heavy overnight rains that led to severe water logging in many parts and badly disrupted road, rail and air traffic.

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The heavy down pour accompanied by gusty winds since last evening led to traffic snarls at various places. Suburban trains were also running late by 30-45 minutes due to waterlogging on the tracks.

Central railways was running 30 to 45 minutes late while Harbour line and Western lines are running 10 to 15 minutes, the railways said.

Several low lying areas including King's circle, Sion, Andheri Milan subway, Hind Mata were inundated and traffic police said the movement on western and eastern highways were affected badly.

According to Mumbai International Airport Limited, visibility at the airport has been reduced to 800 ft. Incoming flights were delayed by 15 minutes while the departure of the flights was more or less on time.

Water logging was also reported at Wadala truck terminus, Maratha Mandir, Khar-Andheri subways, Deonar colonies and some parts of Govandi. Several trees were also uprooted due to strong winds in the city.

The weather bureau said frequent spells of heavy to very heavy rains with strong winds will continue.