UPDATED: July 19, 2021 16:12 IST
A view of waterlogged street at Parel after heavy rains in Mumbai on July 18. (Photo: PTI)
Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thundershowers in Mumbai and its suburbs with the possibility of very heavy rainfall at isolated places in the city is likely on Monday, as per the city s weather forecast.
The Indian Meteorological Department had already issued a red alert for Mumbai, starting from 8:30 am on July 18 till 8:30 am on July 19.
It has also warned of the possibility of occasional gusty winds, reaching 45-55 kmph to 65 kmph.
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Mumbai: Rains pick up again in city and suburbs; local train services affected
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A day after heavy showers battered Mumbai, the rain intensity reduced briefly on Monday morning and picked up momentum again, leading to water-logging at some places and disrupting local train services, officials said.
On Sunday, 30 people were killed in the metropolis in rain-related incidents, including 19 in Mahul area of Chembur where a retaining wall collapsed on some houses after a landslide.
On Monday, no fresh death was reported, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
However, after a brief spell of reduced intensity, the rains picked up pace again, causing inundation in some areas.
Rain throws traffic out of gear in the morning rush hour in Navi Mumbai on Monday. TOI Photo: KK Choudhary
MUMBAI: Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai since early morning on Monday, leading to massive waterlogging, disruption of local train services and vehicular traffic across several locations in the city and its suburbs.
The suburban trains on the Central Railway s main line as well as the Harbour line were running behind their schedules, an official said. Local train services are currently running only for personnel engaged in healthcare and other essential services, and are out of bounds for general commuters in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.