Mumbai, July 21 (Udaipur Kiran): Continuous heavy rains in Mumbai have flooded several low-lying areas of the city. Rainwater has accumulated around railway tracks, causing delays in local services on Central, Harbor, and Western Railways. The Meteorological Department has also issued a yellow alert for the city for the entire week and warned fishermen not to venture into the sea.
According to the Meteorological Department, by 8 am on Sunday, over 100 mm of rain was recorded in many parts of the city along with heavy rains. The highest rainfall was recorded at 114.20 mm in Shivaji Koliwada, 112.20 mm in Lower Parel, 104.40 mm in Wadala, 110 mm in Govandi, and 104.6 mm in Mankhurd. During this period, an average of 63.56 mm of rain was recorded in Mumbai city, 49.68 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 38.18 mm in the western suburbs. A yellow alert has been issued for the rest of the week.
In the last 24 hours, 111 mm of rain was recorded at the Colaba weather station. 79 mm of rain was recorded in Santacruz. During the same period, the average rainfall in the city was 90.56 mm, 87.14 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 92.81 mm in the western suburbs.
Heavy rains have been continuing in Mumbai since Sunday morning. Due to this, there has been waterlogging in areas like Dadar, King Circle, Chembur, Lalbaug etc. The Andheri subway, Malad subway, and Milan subway have been flooded. Traffic has been stopped in these subways. Mumbai Municipal Corporation workers are trying to drain the water with the help of pumping in these subways. Heavy rains have caused waterlogging on the roads, affecting road traffic. The Mumbai Municipal Corporation has appealed to people to leave the house only if necessary.
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