Rain woes add to Mumbaikars’ Monday blues

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Mumbaikars are witnessing another day of heavy rain showers in the city.

With heavy rains for the third consecutive day on Sunday, Mumbai surpassed its required June rainfall by recording 515.1 mm of rain — 10.1 mm above the normal.

Vehicles move slowly through a waterlogged street in Mumbai. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo

 

Traffic snarls were seen all over the city thanks to the heavy rain. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo

A municipal worker cleans an open manhole on a waterlogged street following heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo

A woman wades through waist-deep water in the suburbs of Mumbai. The weather station in Santacruz recorded 91 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Monday. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo

Thanks to the heavy rain, thousands of state government employees and private staff were not able to go to work. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo

Watch: Waterlogged streets in Bhiwandi

 

A car is partially submerged under water in Mumbai’s central suburb of Chembur. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

People wait for trains at Sion. There was waterlogging at Sion railway station. Photograph: ANI/Twitter

WATCH: High tide in Mumbai

 

Kids on their way to school on Monday morning. Authorities have said that nearly 64.9 per cent (327.7mm) of rain required in the month of June was received in the last three days. Photograph: Mahipal Soni/KhabriBaba.com

Cars make their way through the heavy showers at Mumbai’s Mahim area. Photograph: Mahipal Soni/KhabriBaba.com

WATCH: Children wade through knee-deep water in Dadar

 

Water starts to collect on railway tracks, which could lead to the closure of the railway system — the lifeline of Mumbai’s transport system. Photograph: Mahipal Soni/KhabriBaba.com

Trains were reported to be running a bit slow owing to the water collection on the tracks. Photograph: Mahipal Soni/KhabriBaba.com

Vehicles ply on the Eastern Express Highway during heavy monsoon rainfall. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo

People cross a street amidst Monsoon showers in Mumbai. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo

Cars crawl near Mumbai’s Parel bridge area owing to the heavy rains. Photograph: Satish Bodas/KhabriBaba.com

According to the IMD, intense spells of rainfall is likely to continue in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar during the next two hours. Photograph: Satish Bodas/KhabriBaba.com
0 0 votes
Article Rating

Related posts

ममता सरकार के खिलाफ भाजपा का हल्लाबोल, हिरासत में लिए गए सुवेंदु अधिकारी और लॉकेट चटर्जी

अमित शाह ने कहा- भारत जल्द बनेगा तीसरी सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था, सहकारिता क्षेत्र की होगी अहम भूमिका

सुपरस्टार कमल हासन से मिले रणवीर सिंह, Video में हरकत देख लोग बोले- ‘ओवरएक्टिंग की दुकान’

Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Read More