Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Imd Issues Red Alert, Warns Of High Tide, Train Services Hit, Mithi River Level Rises, 400 People Evacuated,500 shifted to safer locations

As per report, as many as 400 people from the Kranti Nagar areas are were evacuated on Sunday morning following the rise in Mithi River level. They were all shifted to Bazarwad Municipal school in Kurla,

The Pune Municipal Corporation is also shifted over 500 families to safer locations as a flood-like situation arises in the city.

Mumbaikars continue to reel under heavy rains across the city, with many areas waterlogged. Road, rail traffic and flight operations also hit severely because of incessant rainfall in Mumbai.

IMD has has warned of more “heavy to very heavy falls” accompanied with gusty winds in Mumbai on Sunday  and issued a red alert in the city and predicted heavy rainfall accompanied with gusty winds during the day, a day after incessant rains lashed the metropolis and its surrounding areas. The IMD further issued a warning of high tide during the afternoon.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issued an advisory asking Mumbai residents to not venture into the sea or in water-logged areas in view of the IMD warning.

“The IMD gave a warning of extremely heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours from 1 pm on August 3. Citizens should avoid venturing around sea also at water-logged areas,” the civic body said in a statement. Deputy Director General of Meteorology (IMD Mumbai) KS Hosalikar tweeted that intense rainfall is expected in Mumbai, Thane and Navy Mumbai in 24-36 hours. Heavy rainfall warnings on very high tide day in Mumbai is not a good combination. Please

Devendra Fadnavis ,Chief minister of Maharshtra requests the Indian Air Force to airlift 35 villagers from a village near Khandvali, while also requesting for 6 additional NDRF teams.

Several trains were short-terminated, diverted, rescheduled or cancelled. Amid heavy rainfall Central railway said that train traffic on the main line and harbour line of the Central Railway suburban section has been suspended in Mumbai as a precautionary measure to avoid hardship to commuters later.

The Western Railway suburban and long-distance section was affected due to the continuous rains overnight.

Trains are being run at very cautious speed over bridges keeping safety of trains and passengers in mind as water flowing above danger level. Railway personnel are at the bridges to ensure smooth and safe passage of trains.

Rainfall update on August 4

Thane: 372mm, Kalyan: 307mm, Murbad: 202mm, Ulhasnagar: 240mm, Ambernath: 271mm, Bhiwandi: 170mm, Shahapur: 195mm, Total rainfall: 1758mm

Due to waterlogging , traffic has been diverted on following roads

1.Samaj Mandir Hall Pratiksha Nagar via Hemant Manjarekar road 2. Motilal Nagar Post Office via BEST Nagar marg 3. Sainath Subway via Madina Manzil (Curtled at sainath road) 4. Sion road no 24 via Sion road no 3 5. Dahisar Subway up & down via Sudhir Phadke flyover 6. Milan subway via Milan flyover 7. Veera Desai roat curtled at Veera Desai Police stn 8. Kaju Pada – Opration suspended 9. Dahanukar wadi via Borsa Pada Marg

Two Mumbai-bound flights diverted to other airports.

Mumbai has recorded average rainfall of 146mm between Saturday (8am) and Sunday (8am). City’s eastern suburb received 195mm rain while the western suburb recorded 195mm rainfall.

 

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