Relentless rains affect life in Mumbai, schools and colleges closed
Mumbai, July 9 (IBNS) : Normal life was disrupted in Mumbai and its suburbs on Monday as heavy downpour continued for the past 24 hours flooding many areas, severely affecting road traffic and railway services and forcing authorities to declare a holiday in educational institutions, reports said.
According to the meteorological office, it is the highest rainfall of the season so far in 24 hours. The met office forecast further downpour till Tuesday.
According to reports, several low lying areas of Dadar, Sion, Parel, Kurla, Vidyavihar, Andheri, Malad and Jogeshwari suburbs were submerged throwing traffic out of gear with many vehicles getting caught in severe snarls. A wall collapsed near Sandhurst Road railway station.
Many people were seen wading through water while railway commuters had a tough time as most of the trains were running late after water submerged tracks in several areas.
Media reports quoted Western Railway officials as saying that movement of trains on some tracks had to be stopped but services continued on other tracks with restricted speed.
However, air services in the Mumbai airports were reportedly normal even though visibility was not very good.
Altogether six people were killed in rain-related incidents in the Mumbai metropolitan region in the past 72 hours.
The Colaba observatory in south Mumbai recorded 170.6 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, while the observatory in suburban Santacruz recorded 122 mm showers during the same period.
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