Mumbai: Normal life was thrown out of
gear in the city on Tuesday due to heavy overnight rains that led
to severe water logging in many parts and badly disrupted
road, rail and air traffic.
The heavy down pour accompanied by gusty winds since
last evening led to traffic snarls at various places. Suburban
trains were also running late by 30-45 minutes due to
waterlogging on the tracks.
Central railways was running 30 to 45 minutes late
while Harbour line and Western lines are running 10 to 15
minutes, the railways said.
Several low lying areas including King`s circle, Sion,
Andheri Milan subway, Hind Mata were inundated and traffic
police said the movement on western and eastern highways were
affected badly.
According to Mumbai International Airport Limited,
visibility at the airport has been reduced to 800 ft. Incoming
flights were delayed by 15 minutes while the departure of the
flights was more or less on time.
The rainfall recorded till 5.30 am was 93.4 mm at
Colaba in south Mumbai and 125.6 mm at Santa Cruz in western
suburbs.
Water logging was also reported at Wadala truck
terminus, Maratha Mandir, Khar-Andheri subways, Deonar
colonies and some parts of Govandi.Several trees were also
uprooted due to strong winds in the city.
The weather bureau said frequent spells of heavy to
very heavy rains with strong winds will continue.
Bureau Report
