Mumbai Rains Highlights: 'Monitor flight status,' say Airlines; trains delayed amid IMD's ‘yellow alert,’ waterlogging

Mumbai Rains LIVE:

The weather department has issued orange and yellow alerts for the region, warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning at a few places in Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur and Amravati for the next two to five days.

According to the regional meteorological centre, Nagpur recorded 43 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Monday.

The department has forecast thunderstorms with lightning and light to moderate rainfall at isolated places over Wardha, Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Gondia and Chandrapur districts.

The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued an orange alert for Bhandara and Gondia for Monday and a yellow alert for Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Amravati, Akola, Yavatmal and Buldhana.

More than 700 houses were damaged, and several roads were inundated as rains pummelled Maharashtra's Vidarbha over the weekend, and intermittent spells continued in the region on Monday.

In Chandrapur, seven gates of the Irai Dam were opened by one metre as incessant showers lashed the district in the morning.

According to officials, 740 houses were damaged, particularly in villages in Chandrapur, in the last 48 hours.

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: The Central Railway rescheduled “BSBS SF EXPRESS” with train number 12167.

Mumbai Rains LIVE: The IMD in a post on X stated, “Isolated extremely heavy rainfall also very likely over Gujarat State, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra during next 3 days and heavy to very heavy rainfall thereafter.”

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: Central Railway rescheduled “LTT-MAU EXPRESS” with train number 15182.

Mumbai Rains LIVE: Several users posted visuals of a water logged Seawoods, in Navi Mumbai. Despite being a preplanned city, roads are waterlogged due to drainage pipes made at 40-50 cm above ground.

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: The Regional Meteorological Department (RMC)-Mumbai issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Thane and Palghar for heavy showers today.

Meanwhile, an orange alert for heavy showers is in place for Raigad, Ratnagiri and Satara districts of Maharashtra.

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: Central Railway rescheduled “LTT - MAS EXPRESS” with train number 22179

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: Waterlogging is rampant in many places across Mumbai after heavy showers in last 12 hours. 

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a post on X stated, “Heavy to very heavy rain in city & suburbs. Possibility of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places.”

It further noted possibility of high tide measuring 4.59 metre at 12:50 pm.

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said, “We have deployed NDRF teams at Vasai (Palghar), Thane, Ghatkopar, Powai( Kurla), Mahad (Raigad), Khed & Chiplun (Ratnagiri), Kudal (Sindhudurg), Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara due to Monsoon Season as Pre-positioning apart from three teams at Mumbai and one team at Nagpur as regular deployment. ”

The Response Force further said, “Teams are on alert for any emergency response at their locations doing recee at low-lying areas and landslide-prone areas.”

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: The India Meteorological Department said, "Moderate rain is very likely to occur at isolated places over Mumbai, Palghar, Raigad Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Thane and Ghats of Satara in the next 3 hours."

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: “Trains are running normally,” according to Western Railways latest update about Mumbai trains.

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: IMD predicts, “Moderate spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the district of Mumbai during next 3-4 hours.”

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: IndiGo Airlines in a post on X stated, “Mumbai is going to see increased rainfall, particularly until tonight, with more rain anticipated in the coming days. Please monitor your flight status http://bit.ly/3DNYJqj and plan your travel carefully due to potential waterlogged roads.”

A man and an elderly woman lost their lives, while a 12-year-old boy went missing after they were swept away in flood waters in separate incidents amid heavy rains in Nagpur district. The district administration said in a press release that all three were swept away in flood waters on Saturday.

As many 36 flights were cancelled at the Mumbai airport on Sunday as intermittent heavy spells of rains hit the city. These cancellations involve 24 flights of IndiGo, including 12 departures, and eight by Air India, including 4 departures. Vistara also cancelled four of its flights at Mumbai Airport

The Mumbai Police issued an advisory on Sunday asking citizens to avoid going out in coastal areas in view of the heavy rainfall in the city. The missive urged residents to only leave their homes if necessary and take precautions. In case of any emergency, number 100 has also been issued.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the city received 100 mm of rain, the eastern suburbs 118 mm, and the western suburbs got 110 mm from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sunday.

Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were suspended twice due to inclement weather and low visibility. Runway operations were suspended at 12.12 pm for eight minutes and from 1 pm to 1.15 pm.

According to a PTI report quoting sources, at least 15 flights were diverted to the nearby airports — mainly Ahmedabad — till 4 pm. This included flights operated by IndiGo, Air India, Vistara and Akasa Air.

Several key routes were affected by waterlogging — including the closure of Andheri Subway in DN Nagar, Khar subway and the Maharashtra Nagar subway in Trombay. Several vehicles were stranded on inundated roads in Wadala and Matunga in central Mumbai,

“Due to 4/4.5 ft water logging near Maharashtra Nagar subway in Trombay, the subway is closed for vehicular traffic,” the Mumbai Traffic Police shared.

“Due to 1/1.5 ft water logging, Khar Subway is closed for vehicular movement. The traffic is diverted via Linking Road,” the Mumbai Traffic Police shared.

“Due to 2 ft water logging, Andheri Subway in DN Nagar is closed for vehicular traffic. South bound traffic is diverted via Gokhale Bridge, while North bough traffic is diverted via Thackeray Bridge,” the Mumbai Traffic Police shared.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asked officials to be on high alert on Sunday as heavy rain lashed several parts of Maharashtra. 

“The State Disaster Response Force, the local administration, civic bodies, police etc should take regular updates on the weather from the India Meteorological Department and plan accordingly to provide relief to citizens. Accident-prone areas should be surveyed, flood control methods should be adopted and traffic must be diverted as required. IMD updates should be shared with citizens regularly. Food, medicine and relief material stocks should be maintained in appropriate quantity, temporary shelter camps must be made for people and animals,” he told officials.

Flight UK696 from Amritsar to Mumbai was diverted to Ahmedabad due to bad weather at Mumbai airport. Vistara Airlines said in an official statement that it arrived at around 12:15 pm.

The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for Mumbai and Thane on Sunday and an yellow alert for Palghar. The weather department has forecast 'heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places' in the city.

“Attention Mumbaikars! We're experiencing heavy rainfall & it is expected to increase in the next 24 hours. If you're flying to/from #Mumbai, please monitor your flight status on official website and plan your travel accordingly due to waterlogging,” IndiGo wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Streets of Dadar East, Mumbai get inundated after heavy rains.

In view of the continuous and heavy rains in Mumbai, citizens are requested to avoid going to the coastal areas and move out of their houses only if necessary. Take precautions and Dial 100 in case of emergency: Mumbai Police