The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai Suburban, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, and Ratnagiri districts for Thursday, warning of heavy rainfall. A red alert remains in place for Nashik and an orange alert for Palghar as parts of Maharashtra continued to reel under severe flooding caused by three days of relentless downpour.
Mumbai witnessed widespread waterlogging, disrupting daily life, crippling train services, and delaying flights. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed that Mumbai recorded over 200 mm of rainfall within 11 hours on Tuesday, with water levels in the Mithi River rising dangerously close to the 4-metre danger mark.
According to the Maharashtra Disaster Management Department, at least six people lost their lives in different districts due to rain-related incidents over the past 24 hours. This includes one death in Mumbai, one in Beed, and four in Nanded, where five others remain missing. In Nanded’s Mukhed area, 293 people were rescued by SDRF teams.
The state has deployed 18 NDRF and six SDRF teams across affected regions to manage rescue and relief operations.
Local train services faced massive disruptions, with Western Railway cancelling several trains due to waterlogging. Airlines, including IndiGo and SpiceJet, issued travel advisories, warning passengers of potential delays and urging them to leave early for the airport.
The University of Mumbai postponed all Wednesday exams due to the weather, while schools and colleges remained open after being shut on Tuesday.
Two monorail services in Mumbai also stalled on Tuesday evening due to technical issues triggered by overcrowding, leaving over 750 passengers stranded before being rescued.
The Santacruz observatory (western suburbs) recorded 200 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 am Wednesday.
The Colaba observatory (South Mumbai) registered 107.4 mm in the same period.
Matheran in Raigad district reported the highest rainfall at 382.5 mm, followed by Mahabaleshwar in Satara (278 mm), New Panvel in Raigad (217.5 mm), Karjat (211.5 mm), Chiplun in Ratnagiri (123.5 mm), and Bhayander in Thane (100.5 mm).
The IMD has urged citizens and civic bodies to remain alert, warning that intermittent heavy rainfall is expected to persist in Mumbai and adjoining districts over the next 24 hours.
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