MUMBAI RAINS:FLOODING IS FORESEEN

  • 23/09/2020

Mumbai : Heavy rains lashing Mumbai overnight led to waterlogging inmany parts of the metropolis on Wednesday, prompting disruption of road andrail traffic, officials said. Rains across the island city and thewestern suburbs picked up late on Tuesday evening. There were intense spellsacross Mumbai for a few hours overnight. On Wednesday morning,public transport services were hit and normal life affected in the financialcapital due to heavy downpour and water logging.Several streets and low-lying areas werewaterlogged due to overnight rains, and the road traffic was also badly hit. Some vehicles broke down in the water, affecting thetraffic movement.Areas in south Mumbai, as well as western andnorthern suburbs like Andheri, Jogeshwari, Goregaon,Malad and Borivali receivedaround 70 mm rainfall since Tuesday morning, said an official from IMD Mumbai.

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