On Thursday, Mumbai received incessant rain during the entire day. In the wake of extreme weather conditions, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced weather alerts, asking the citizens to remain on high ground and be safe.
Alongside alert warning, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issues an orange alert as they predicted “heavy to very heavy showers” likely in the next 24 hours. The alert pertains to Mumbai, isolated locations in the outskirts and several other neighbouring districts of Maharashtra.
Quoting July 2nd and 3rd, the IMD has also issued a yellow alert amidst possibility of “heavy rains” continuing in the city as well as some surrounded districts. People have been asked to take proper care, and in case of excessive flood, are recommended to remain inside their houses for safety purposes.
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While the central IMD department has issued an orange alert, IMD Mumbai (the weather department of the metropolis) has indicated the possibility of “moderate to heavy rains”, with projection of “occasional” intense rainfall. This is to begin from Friday morning and might last until Sunday evening in Mumbai and surrounded isolated districts.
According to a BMC report, the island city of Mumbai received the maximum rain at 119.09 mm, followed by the eastern and western suburb experiencing spells of 58.40mm and 78.69mm respectively. This data had been recorded between 8am to 8pm on 30th June, for a period of 12 hours.
During spells of heavy rainfall, water-logging had been recorded in several parts of Mumbai, and for extreme conditions, most buses around 12 routes had to be changed. As per statements of railway officials, no train had recorded any major damage; however, commuters said that delays were common.
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30th June’s rainfall were the first proper spells of the current monsoon season which had resulted into two building collapses – one at Kaladevi and the other at Sion. As per reports, there were no causalities recorded as all the citizens were successfully evacuated before the collapse happened.
