On Wednesday, incessant heavy rainfall and strong winds battered Mumbai and neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts, disrupting suburban train and bus services
On Wednesday, incessant heavy rainfall and strong winds battered Mumbai and neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts, disrupting suburban train and bus services
State-wise, rains have been above normal in major crop-producing states except Rajasthan
The red alert was issued for the second consecutive day as rains have been lashing Mumbai and adjoining districts since Tuesday night
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded 268.6 cm of rain in Mumbai's Santa Cruz, 252.2 mm in Colaba and 175 mm in Basai on Tuesday, following incessant rainfall in the city.Many areas, including King's Circle and Santa Cruz, were flooded with rainwater.Special suburban train services between Bandra and Churchgate by the Western Railway were suspended in the city due to waterlogging caused by the incessant rainfall.Bus and train services were halted and altered in Mumbai owing to persistent rain on Tuesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed, while also appealing to offices in the city to remain shut.Earlier, the IMD predicted a high tide of 4.45 metres at 12:47 pm in Mumbai."Mumbaikars are requested not to venture out unless extremely necessary & stay away from the shore & waterlogged areas," the BMC tweeted.
Bus and train services have been halted and altered in Mumbai owing to incessant rain on Tuesday, BMC informed, while also appealing to offices in the city to remain shut
BMC issued suitable warnings and advisories to all coastal security agencies, disaster management department
Mumbai and some other districts in Maharashtra are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in a few places from August 3 till August 5, said the India Meteorological Department
Twelve people were killed in rain and flood-related incidents across the country, while the IMD issued red alerts for Gujarat and for coastal Maharashtra following heavy rains in Mumbai
The orange alert by the IMD's Mumbai centre is also for coastal districts like Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg as well as Pune in western Maharashtra
A high tide of 4.67 meters is expected, Deputy Director General (DDG), IMD, Mumbai said
A high tide of 4.67 meters is expected, Deputy Director General (DDG), IMD, Mumbai said.
Heavy rains will continue to lash Mumbai and the coastal districts of Maharashtra for the second consecutive day on Saturday, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The IMD had issued a red alert late on Friday for Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri. It had predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall on Saturday in many places in Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts. Widespread heavy rainfall was witnessed across Mumbai in the last 24 hours, IMD Mumbai's deputy director general K S Hosalikar tweeted on Saturday. The showers on Friday morning moved from the city to the suburban areas as the day progressed, he said. "Another heavy RF day for Mumbai & west coast today," he said on Twitter. After 8.30 am on Saturday, the city and its surrounding areas recorded moderate rainfall of 25 mm to 30 mm, Hosalikar added. As per the IMD's data, Mumbai's Colaba weather bureau recorded 169 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, while the Santacruz weather station ..
An orange alert implies that authorities should be prepared to handle any situation arising out of severe weather condition.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Colaba weather station reported 18.6 mm rainfall in the 24 hours till 8.30 am on Saturday
Of the seven departures, budget carrier IndiGo cancelled five, while Air India and Emirates cancelled one each
The long, rainy season and the ensuing rise in antibiotic (anti-infective category) sales boosted the overall growth of the domestic pharma industry during the September quarter
Faced with public ire and regulatory scrutiny, IndiGo flew in staff from other cities to restore its operations at Mumbai airport
As per a live flight-tracking website, 14 incoming and 16 outbound flights were cancelled on Thursday
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also asked the school principals to ensure that the students are sent back home safely