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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
Torrential rains continued to lash Mumbai and coastal parts of Maharashtra for the second consecutive day on Monday, disrupting normal life in the region.
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Colaba recorded 90.4 mm and Santacruz recorded 181.1 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours according to an official from the meteorological department.
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
Public transport buses operate on a waterlogged street in Elphinston locality.
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
According to the department's website, the prediction for the last 24 hours is: Intermittent rain/showers with heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur in some areas.
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
The coastal bulletin predicts the following for the north Maharashtra and south Maharashtra-Goa coast: Widespread rain or thunder showers with visibility being 'moderate (though) becoming poor in rain or thundershowers' and the sea will be moderate to rough.
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
Many parts of the city were water-logged slowing down traffic in the city.
Flooding was reported from Malad, Andheri, Versova, Dadar, Parel, Chembur, many parts of the key LBS Marg in the eastern suburbs, and Marol-Saki Naka belt.
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
Traffic was moving at a snail's pace on the Eastern Express Highway, Western Express Highway, the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road and other important roads and junctions. The subways at Malad and Andheri were flooded.
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
Train services were also hit. Trains on the Western Line were running 15 to 20 minutes late, with a few trains being cancelled. On the Central line trains were running 45 minutes behind schedule.
Some flights were also delayed due to low visibility in the sky but no cancellations have been reported as yet.
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
The rain, which has been incessant since Saturday night, brought relief to Mumbaikars from the intense heat.
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Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit
Many were seen enjoying the monsoon over the weekend. However, on Monday it created chaos as office-goers struggled to get to work.
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