Mumbai rains: Traffic hit on Western Express Highway, waterlogging in many areas; IMD issues orange alert
The wet spell, which began over the weekend, continued on Sunday with multiple locations recording triple-digit rainfall in the 24-hour period ending 8.30 am.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) maintained its orange alert for Mumbai and Thane through August 19, warning of heavy to very heavy showers at isolated places. A yellow alert was issued for August 20, indicating heavy rain at a few locations.
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The Santacruz observatory recorded 85 mm of rainfall, while Colaba received 55 mm.
Data from the city's automatic weather stations (AWS) showed sharp variations across neighbourhoods.
In south Mumbai, Fort logged 134 mm, Cotton Green 145 mm, Grant Road 121 mm, and Lower Parel 129 mm.In the eastern suburbs, Parel reported 134 mm, Vikhroli and Bhandup 135 mm each, while Ghatkopar and Tagore Nagar in Vikhroli recorded 124 mm. The western suburbs witnessed heavier showers — Kandivli reported 150 mm, Borivli 92 mm, while Dahisar topped the charts with 188 mm.
The cumulative rainfall this season has crossed 1,000 mm at both IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories. By August 17, Colaba had recorded 1,257 mm, while Santacruz logged 1,764 mm.
However, IMD issues Red alert for Mumbai till 11.50am.
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