Mumbai's Andheri subway to shut from July 21 to Sep 30 b/w 10 pm and 6 am
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai in 24 hours till Saturday morning, no major water logging was reported and local trains as well as city buses largely ran as per their normal schedule, officials said
May received the second highest rainfall in 121 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its monthly report
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Rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Tuesday morning, bringing respite from the sweltering heat, and the MeT department termed it as pre- monsoon showers.
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Mumbai received 230 mm rainfall due to the cyclonic storm Tauktae, with a weather expert claiming it to be the highest 24-hour downpour in May in the recorded history. According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai centre, the Santacruz observatory (representative of suburbs) recorded 230.3 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday. Besides, the Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) recorded 207.6 mm rain during the same period. As per the IMD's calculations, rainfall above 204.5 mm is considered as extremely heavy, "Mumbai (Santacruz): 230 mm in last 24 hrs due to cyclone effect, this is the highest 24hrs rain in Mumbai in May in the recorded history. #CycloneTauktae," Vineet Kumar, a researcher on cyclones in the north Indian Ocean at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, tweeted on Tuesday. The IMD's head SID, Climate Research & Services at Pune, K S Hosalikar retweeted Kumar's post. Gusty winds a
People in flood-prone areas should be shifted to safer locations by taking them into confidence, he said
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday suspended its hearings scheduled for the day, including all virtual hearings, in view of the heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs
Suburban rail services on Central Railway have been affected due to continuous heavy rains in several parts of Mumbai
Mumbai and neighbouring Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours with gusty winds, a senior IMD official said
Mumbai, Thane NM recd mod to hvy- wide spread RF in 24 hrs with 1,2 stns crossing 120 mm too
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Clearing of damaged cranes alone to take over a month
Several roads and areas in south Mumbai, which never witnessed water-logging in the past, were flooded and scores of vehicles, including BEST buses, were stranded on roads
Port is currently more focused on checking if the other six cranes are functioning properly; survey team will visit facility on Friday
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted intense rainfall over Mumbai during the next 3 hours
Several roads and areas in south Mumbai, which never witnessed water-logging in the past, were flooded and scores of vehicles, including BEST buses, were stranded on roads
Even as torrential rains lashed the city, the malls in Mumbai witnessed 15-20 per cent footfall on Wednesday, on opening after a gap of over four months.