News : Heavy Rains Expected in Mumbai, Alerts from BMC

The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours. High tide is also expected on Wednesday afternoon.

There is a continuous rainfall in the city since Tuesday morning. According to TV reports some schools have been closed due to the continuous rain in Mumbai.

The MET has also warned fishermen not to venture in the sea.

The suburban trains in the city are running at least half an hour late on all three lines- Central, Western and Harbour.
The city witnessed very heavy showers on Tuesday, as it usually does every July.

And as it happens every year, once again BMC struggled to handle the usual flooding and traffic troubles, making commute a nightmare for Mumbaiites.

In 12 hours, between 8.30am and 8.30pm on Tuesday, the suburbs recorded a whopping 142.2mm of rainfall, while the island city received 84.6mm.

Despite the prediction of heavy rainfall and a warning that the sea would rise higher than usual during high tide in the afternoon, the agencies responsible were unprepared to deal with the situation.

The result was severe waterlogging, massive traffic jams and severely disrupted train services.

At least 27 spots across the city were heavily flooded, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Train services on the harbour line came to a halt in the afternoon and resumed only after the evening peak hours, while trains on the central line were running around 30 minutes behind schedule; western line services were also delayed.

Brace yourself for more trouble on Wednesday: the weather department has forecast heavy to very heavy rain for 72 hours and the sea will rise even higher today during high tide (4.95 metres at 1.27pm)...

Read More @ Hindustan Times

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