Mumbai Rains: Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express Carrying 2000 Passenger Stuck Between Badlapur-Vangni
Mumbai: Around 2000 passengers on board in Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express was stranded as torrential rainfall continued to batter Mumbai on Saturday.
According to a passenger, this train is organized between Vangani and Badlapur, 100 kilometers from Mumbai, which is from 3 am this morning.
Speaking to the ANI, Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Sunil Sadasi said that the Railway Protection Force and the city police have reached the place where the train is caught and biscuits and water are being distributed to stranded passengers.
“We request passengers of Mahalaxmi Express not to get down from the train. The train is in a safe place. Staff, RPF, and City Police are on the train to look after you. Please wait for advice from NDRF and other disaster management authorities,” he appealed to passengers.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DGIPR) Brajesh Singh said that three boats have reached the spot where the train is trapped, saying that the Chief Secretary is looking at the situation itself.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai will continue to receive heavy rains till July 29 with the minimum and maximum temperatures hovering around 24 degree Celsius and 30 degree Celsius, respectively.
(With ANI Inputs)
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