Photos: Mumbai sees second consecutive day of heavy rains

Heavy rains will persisted along the coastal regions of Maharashtra and in Mumbai city for the second consecutive day on July 4. India’s financial hub was hit by what turned out to be the heaviest downpour of this year’s monsoon for the region on July 3. While June is when the monsoon officially arrived in the western state, its effects are being seen only now, and the IMD forecasts a normal month in terms of rainfall activity.

Updated on: Jul 4, 2020 8:41 PM IST

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A vendor pushes his cart through a water logged portion of the main road at Hindmata, Dadar in Mumbai on July 3. The India Meteorological Department had warned Mumbai and other coastal areas of Maharashtra that similar scenes may play out today as well with monsoon activity picking up in the state. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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A BEST bus wades through a water logged road on the Sion Panvel highway in Navi Mumbai on July 3. The BMC, for the convenience of citizens, has tweeted out an advisory listing Do’s and Don’t to ensure safety in these times and minimising any adverse risks. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

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A man walks past a scooter ditched due to heavy water logging in Parel on July 3. Chaos wrought by the monsoon is an annual occurrence for the megacity in these months, with it low lying areas and other civic infrastructure such as the suburban railway network severely affected. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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A municipal worker stands next to a sign warning passersby of an open manhole in Mumbai’s Parel on July 3. The IMD’s Colaba observatory recorded 169.0 mm rain during the last 24 hours ending 8.30am this morning. Santacruz observatory recorded 157.0 mm rainfall. These are the highest figures so far for this season. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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A scene, typical of the monsoon season, from Hindmata in Dadar, Mumbai on July 3. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Mumbaikars armed with the season’s essentials of umbrellas and face masks make their way across a road in Parel on July 3. The IMD has issued a red alert for suburban Mumbai, Raigad, Satara and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, with a prediction of extremely heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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A truck zips through a water logged stretch on the Sion Panvel highway in Navi Mumbai on July 3. Accidents were also recorded due to the season’s first heavy rain yesterday. (Bachchan Kumar / HT Photo)

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A heavily waterlogged road in Parel, Mumbai on July 3. The Konkan region, including Mumbai, received deficient rainfall in June when the monsoon officially arrived. The weather bureau has forecast a normal monsoon in July for the region. (Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)