Rain in Mumbai
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Mumbai: After a lull, the financial capital of Mumbai and its suburbs was hit by overnight rainfall on Monday, September 15, even as the south-west monsoon withdraws from India.
Water-logging was reported from several areas in Mumbai leading to traffic issues.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has swung into action to drain out the water.
The trains of Central Railway reported minor five to ten minutes delay while Western Railway trains were running as per schedule.
A Monorail came to a halt near Wadala due to technical issues amid heavy rainfall. The incident occurred at around 7:45 am, when a train carrying 17 passengers stopped on the track. They were safely rescued and taken to the station in another train.
“The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a Red Alert Warning for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for the next 3 hours. Intense to very Intense spells of rain & thunderstorm accompanied by lightning with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph very likely,” the BMC said.
Traffic was slow along the Khar Subway, the Mumbai Traffic Police said.