See PICS! Mumbai Rains: City gets highest rainfall of season in 12 hours

Mumbai received the highest rainfall of the season within just 12 hours on Wednesday besides the highest-ever wind speed, the city civic body said.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the island city recorded 215.8 mm rain, followed by 101.9 mm in eastern suburbs and 76.03 mm in western suburbs.

Meanwhile, several roads like Mahapalika Marg and Colaba Causeway Road in south Mumbai were blocked and closed for traffic after trees collapsed due to high-velocity winds in the evening.

According to sources, several roads and areas in south Mumbai, which never witnessed water-logging in the past, were flooded and scores of vehicles, including BEST buses, were stranded on roads.

Many motorists abandoned their vehicles in flooded streets due to breakdown, which badly affected the traffic movements.

Several videos of rain havoc in Mumbai went viral on social media on Wednesday, showing floodwater inside shops, building compounds and slums.

Mumbai: Streets waterlogged in Wadala, due to heavy rainfall in the city#Maharashtrapic.twitter.com/9uGoRmQ5s9

— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2020

Mumbai: Part of the retaining wall of the ridge road at NS Patkar Marg collapsed. Traffic on both sides of the road halted. BMC staff, fire brigade and Police present at the spot. #Maharashtrapic.twitter.com/HHxMAxAib3

— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2020

Mumbai's Nair Hospital flooded as the city received heavy rainfall yesterday. As per IMD, Colaba received 331.8mm & Santacruz received 162.3mm rainfall in last 24 hours.

Mumbai city & suburbs very likely to receive few spells of moderate to heavy rainfall during next 3- 4 hours. pic.twitter.com/Rzd0ufnJMV

— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2020

#MumbaiRains

My Home in Goregaon West pic.twitter.com/2K7vWuRzFS

— Vishal Rathod (@travelindiablog) August 4, 2020

This one is crazy....#MumbaiRainspic.twitter.com/SrFbke1rXV

— swarup mohanty (@mohanty_swarup) August 5, 2020

#MumbaiRains
D Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Nature is not sparing Mumbai today. At its worst. pic.twitter.com/PwTnC5KXm8

— Nirbhay (@NirbhayShah) August 5, 2020

Rainfall realised during (0830 hrs IST of 5th Aug to 0530 hrs IST of 6th Aug 2020) at
Mumbai-Colaba:- 33.0 cm.
Mumbai-Santacruz:- 14.6 cm.

Intense rainfall along with strong surface winds (40-50 kmph) at isolated places likely over Mumbai during next 3 hours. pic.twitter.com/X6XfhsA1ci

— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) August 6, 2020

Mumbai city and suburbs are very likely to receive few spells of moderate to heavy rainfall (1-2 cm/hr) during next 3- 4 hrs. accompanied with strongwinds reaching 60-70 kmph occasionally gusting to 80 kmph hrs. during next 3-4 hrs . Possibility of thunder/lightning in some areas

— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) August 6, 2020

 

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