Bollywood actors urge Mumbai people to be safe as rain disrupts lives

Railway and traffic movement in the city have been badly hit due to incessant rain.

Actress Deepika Padukone was interacting with her followers on Twitter in the afternoon only when she stopped in the middle to urge people of Mumbai to be safe as the situation of the rain-hit city is getting worse with every hour.

She tweeted to say: "While I do this,alerts showing up on my phone about the rains in Mumbai.Please stay safe and take care everyone."

Another Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra tweeted to say:" Stay safe mumbai....."

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt shared his experience of how he was rescued by some strangers when he was trapped in the dreadful situation of Mumbai.

He said: "We were pulled out of our car just in time by generous strangers. ( Khar West , Mumbai. 4:30 pm )."

Bhatt's daughter and one of the leading Indian actors of the present time, Alia Bhatt, not only expressed her concern for the city people but also animals.

She tweeted: "Heard about the heavy rains in Mumbai!!! Please be safe.. And PLEASE make some room for stray dogs and cats in your buildings & compounds!"

Like Alia, actress Shraddha Kapoor too cared for the animals as she tweeted:"Everyone please stay safe and indoors. Feel terrible about people and animals with no proper shelter or no shelter at all. #MumbaiRains."

Actor Abhishek Bachchan also prayed for the people of Mumbai's safety.

The Mumbai Police advised people to leave their cars if the water reached the level of the tyres, media reported.

"If D water on D roads is heading up to the level of your tyres, please abandon the car. Being on your 2 feet may be uncomfortable but safer," the police tweeted.

The high-tide around 4.50pm has worsened the situation and people have been advised by the MDMA  to seek higher areas if necessary, media reports said

"#MumbaiRains Stay at safer - higher place. Expect high tide at 4:50 PM. Do not take risk by driving through water," NDMA India tweeted.

Met Office has predicted heavy rainfall: "Heavy rainfall spell over Gujarat, Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, southwest Madhya Pradesh and southeast Rajasthan during next 3 days."

With what is being described as a "typhoon like situation," the met office has predicted that the situation will remain grim at least for the next 48 years with a high tide likely to hit by the evening.

According to reports, the rainfall recorded by the automatic weather stations between August 27 at 8 am and August 28 at 8 am was 102 mm.

Rain in Worli was 63.75 mm, Byculla 78.21 mm, Bhandup, 90.63 mm and Vikhroli, 111.96 mm.

Between 8.30 am to 2.30 pm Monday, the regional Meteorological Centre, Colaba recorded 35.8 mm and the one at Santacruz recorded 28.6 mm of rain.

The reports said the rains have  affected the movement of local trains, the lifeline of the city and its suburbs.

The Central Railway mainline services are operating with a delay of 30 minutes and the Harbour line services with a delay of 15 minutes.

The local train services on the Western Railway are also operating with a delay of 10 minutes due to heavy rainfall.

Road traffic has either been disrupted or diverted in several areas as a result of the downpour, causing owes to the commuters.

Several trains have also been cancelled while multiple flights are being delayed.

Predicting that the next 48 hours of the rains would continue to spell a bad period, the met office has advised people not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.

The continuous showers caused waterlogging in Sion, Dadar, Mumbai Central, Kurla, Andheri, Sakinaka areas.

Mumbai had witnessed unprecedented rainfall on July 26, 2005. The city was paralysed due to floods and normal life disrupted .