Maharashtra rains: At least four dead, flight ops hit; Mumbai on red alert
Mumbai/IBNS: At least four people have died, of which three were electrocuted in Pune as heavy rainfall, overnight and this morning, battered the three cities and other parts of Maharashtra Thursday.
A red alert has been declared for Mumbai and Palghar.
The observatory in Mumbai's Santacruz has recorded over 1,500 mm of rain so far this month, making it the second wettest July in the city's history. The city received under 1,771 mm last July.
Heavy Rain in Dadar mumbai
— Archit Nagwekar (@NagwekarArchit) July 25, 2024
Place Dadar Railway station . 🌧️☔#Mumbai #MumbaiRain #MumbaiRains@IndiaWeatherMan @rushikesh_agre_ @s_r_khandelwal @abpmajhatv @mybmc pic.twitter.com/XtecW5fa18
Four rivers in the state, including the Kundalika and Amba, are flowing above the danger mark and threaten to destroy villages and settlements along their banks. In addition, the Mithi River, which is adjacent to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport, flows just a metre below that mark.
Rains have affected flight ops at the airport with IndiGo and SpiceJet warning passengers of "periodic delays in flight schedules, while Air India offered full refunds for cancelled flights.
Videos and photographs shared online showed extensive flooding in parts of the city.
Ulhas river still flowing hard from karjat 11am pic.twitter.com/hgGN654pUn
— Mifaddal (@INDORWALAMUFAD1) July 25, 2024
High waves have been reported along Juhu Beach, prompting police and local officials to warn people to stay away from the coastline.
Like Mumbai, Pune also faces a red alert till Friday morning.
"Heavy rainfall in Pune has caused widespread waterlogging, prompting the deployment of NDRF teams across the city to assist with relief efforts. Stay safe and avoid waterlogged areas. #PuneRains #NDRF #StaySafe"@ANI@sdmamaharashtra@NDRFHq@ndmaindia@PIBMumbai pic.twitter.com/dPFiMQswk3
— 5 NDRF PUNE (@5Ndrf) July 25, 2024
The Army and NDRF have been called in to help disaster response teams, with authorities reporting severe flooding in areas like Ekta Nagri and Vitthal Nagar and in housing societies in Kalyaninagar.
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