After summer the rains are also hitting many parts of India. Now it is on Mumbai.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and the Konkan belt. Vikhroli’s Veer Savarkar Marg Municipal School and MCMCR Powai saw the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as over 315 mm of rainfall was recorded.
Over 50 flights have been cancelled due to the downpour. Several airlines took to X (formerly Twitter) to warn passengers and urged them to check flight status before leaving for the airport.
TV channels visuals from across the city showed people wading through waist-deep waters and cars lined bumper to bumper on Mumbai roads. All government, private and municipal schools and colleges have been shut across the city.
There were traffic snarls on the roads and some metro services were also disrupted due to rains. More rain is expected in the next 48 hours and the public were asked to stay indoors except for any emergency.
The authorities are monitoring the situation from time to time.
