Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Saturday morning. Two people were reported dead and 2 others were injured after landslides struck Mumbai’s Jankalyan Society located in Vikhroli, ANI reported citing Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Following torrential rain, several areas of the city were inundated.
Visuals from Kings Circle, Dadr Railway station, Vashi and several other places show waterlogged streets.
Mumbai’s weather forecast
Amid monsoon mayhem, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Mumbai and Ragaid for August 16. An orange alert is in place for Thane, Ratnagiri, Pune and Satara for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms.
The weather forecast for Mumbai valid till 8:30 AM of August 17 states, “Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated place.” The maximum temperature in the financial capital is expected to settle around 28 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature will hover around 24 degrees Celsius on Saturday, August 16.
IMD in its latest weather bulletin said, “Extremely heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Konkan & Goa during 16th -18th; Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra on 17th & 18th; Gujarat Region on 18th August.”
The weather agency predicted “isolated heavy rainfall” over Madhya Maharashtra during the coming 5 days. In Marathawada, downpour is likely till August 19. Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra are expected to receive rainfall until August 21, while IMD predicted possibility of isolated showers in Marathawada on August 18.
According to BMC, the following regions across the city recorded highest rainfall on August 16 between 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM:
- Pratiksha Nagar Municipal School, Sion – 134mm
- Worli Seaface Municipal School – 124mm
- Dadar Workshop – 123mm
- Rawali Camp – 123mm
- Adarsh Nagar School, Worli – 122mm
Marol Fire Station located in Western suburb registered the highest 207 millimetre rainfall during the specified time followed by Nariyalwadi School located in Santacruz that received 202 mm rainfall.
