Mumbai: Heavy rain in Mumbai has disrupted life yet again, throwing train services off-track, rattling air traffic and causing power cuts.
Over 400 people residing along Mithi river were moved to safety, while another 400 people were evacuated in Palghar district. Earlier in the day, teams of the Navy, the Air Force and the Army were requisitioned by the State government to rescue those stranded in Thane and Palghar.
The Central Railway (CR) bore the brunt of the rains for the second day running as services across the Central Line and major sections of the Harbour Line were hit due to waterlogging. For over 12 hours, no train ran between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Thane, while suburban services between CSMT and Mankhurd on the Harbour Line were suspended due to acute flooding.
The rains in Mumbai and surrounding regions have left many localities inundated up to alarming levels. Many houses submerged due to floodwater in Kalyan in Thane district.
In the last 24 hours, the city received 100 mm rain while the suburbs, Thane and Navi Mumbai got more than 250 mm downpour.
Mumbai has been facing incessant rain and waterlogging for past few days. Earlier, 17 flights had been diverted and several were delayed by 30 minutes on average due to heavy rains. Rail services to have been hampered by the intermittent rains.
The Central Railways on Sunday said six trains have been cancelled, six diverted and one short terminated.
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