After a dry spell of 10 days, it rained through the night in Mumbai

After a week-long dry spell, heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighbouring districts during the night and on Wednesday morning, causing flooding in some areas and slowing down local trains and road traffic movement.

The rains, however, brought good news for city residents facing water woes due to drying up of lakes and reservoirs around the metropolis, the official said. Nearly 171mm rainfall was recorded at the India Meteorological Department observatory at Colaba in south Mumbai between 8.30am on Tuesday and 5.30am on Wednesday, an IMD official said. The observatory in suburban Santacruz recorded 58mm downpour in the same period, he added.

The observatory in suburban Santacruz recorded 58 mm downpour in the same period, he said. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely at many places in neighbouring Raigad district and Ratnagiri in the Konkan region on Wednesday and Thursday.

Here are the highlights of Mumbai rain:





Jul 24, 2019 16:19 (IST) Intense spells of rain is likely to hit districts of Thane during the next four hours, the India Meteorological Department said in Mumbai.