Red Alert Issued For Several Maha Areas Amid Heavy Rains; Mumbai On Orange Alert
Mumbai: Amid heavy rains lashing Maharashtra, the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur and Sindhudurg till July 9. Meanwhile, Thane and Mumbai are on orange alert till July 10.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted very heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated places with heavy rain in the city and suburbs on Thursday. The IMD has also predicted wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph, a civic official said.
While there was no water-logging on rail tracks in Mumbai, a small section of a wall collapsed on the down (north-bound) track of the Harbour Line, affecting train operations on the route for some time, a Central Railway official said. The suburban services were delayed by a few minutes, due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai and the neighbouring Thane district, he said.
The Western Railway said its “train services were running normally”, but some passengers complained of trains on the route running late by a few minutes and overcrowding in coaches.
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