High Tide In Mumbai Could Make Things Worse, Heavy Rain Due For 48 Hours

The Mumbai Police, which has been tweeting updates as the city dissolves in chaos after heavy rain, has asked people to "avoid waterfronts, sitting on tetrapods or on promenades" with a high tide of 3.32 metres which was expected at 4:40 pm. It has also asked Mumbaikars to cooperate with policemen on duty.

The western coast of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, is expected to receive "extremely heavy rainfall" in the next 24 to 48 hours and various government establishments, including airports, have been warned, the MeT department said.

Every minute of Mumbai's day today was nightmarish after the city received over 10 times the rain that it gets during the monsoon. Four inches of rain were recorded in just four hours this morning - and by then, the financial capital was gridlocked with traffic.

The weather office has sounded a "red alert" for heavy rain today in Mumbai, which reported nearly 300 mm of rain in some parts of the city on Tuesday - at least 10 times more than normal. Five people were killed in Mumbai and Thane in incidents blamed on the incessant downpour. Schools and colleges will be closed today. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted to say...

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Mumbai is bracing for what weather officials believe could be the heaviest and longest bout of rain since July 26, 2005, when the city was paralysed by floods.

As Mumbai braced for what could be the worst rain and flooding in the city since 2005, many on social media dreaded that it could be unprecedented and worse than before.

Mumbai is bracing for what weather officials believe could be the heaviest and longest bout of rain since July 26, 2005, when the city was paralysed by floods. It has been raining incessantly since morning and if it continues till high tide in the evening, the India's commercial capital could be in for hours of flooding, traffic jams and stranded cars on the roads.

The rains are in full spate in Mumbai and if the weather department is to be believed, you can expect more showers throughout the day.

Torrential rains swept parts of the country, claiming three lives and triggering fears of floods in Gujarat even as the situation in deluge-ravaged Assam improved marginally.

In an unfortunate incident, an advocate who was seriously injured after a tree fell on him in Naupada area died on Saturday evening, said police.

A landslide at Zig Zag road at Pali Hill in Mumbai's Bandra has been added to the list of incidents that the city has witnessed due to heavy rains this season.

Rains continued to lash Mumbai metropolitan region for the fourth day today with India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Santacruz and Colaba stations recording a three digit rainfall in the last 24-hours.

After a brief spell of drizzle in the last two days, heavy rains lashed the city and adjoining areas this morning affecting suburban rail services on both routes of the Central Railway.

Heavy overnight rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining areas causing water logging in several low-lying areas, resulting in slow movement of peak hour rail traffic this morning.

The southwest monsoon, which has become active along the coastline of Maharashtra, has led to a heavy downpour in Mumbai and Konkan area.

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Parts of Mumbai on Friday received pre-monsoon showers in the evening, which brought a relief from the scorching heat, but affected the suburban train services, causing inconvenience to the commuters.

After rains hit many parts of Mumbai, the roads of the maximum city are dotted with potholes once again. Facing flak from Mumbaikars, a week ago, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had ordered civic bodies to fix potholes across the city within 15 days.

Rains continued to lash the city today as this season's last leg of spell brought temperature down by few notches.