Waterlogged streets, delayed trains as heavy rains lash Mumbai

Mumbai: Water logging, trains running late and traffic jams again affected Mumbai’s normalcy as heavy rains continued on Monday. Mumbai and its adjoining areas have been experiencing continuous rains since Friday. A woman, ridding pillion on a motorbike, was run over by a speeding bus in Mumbai’s Kalyan after the two-wheeler slipped over a pothole on a waterlogged street.

Here are the updates of Mumbai rains:

1. Heavy rain has led to flood-like situation in Maharashtra’s Thane.
2. Foot over bridge (FOB) at Kurla station got waterlogged due to heavy rain in Mumbai.
3. A woman was crushed to death after she fell from a motorbike and came under a speeding bus in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday. The entire incident was caught on CCTV camera of a shop nearby.
4. According to IMD, Mumbai and suburbs are expected to witness continuous downpour with heavy to very heavy rain at few places on Monday and Tuesday.
5. Several schools in Mumbai have declared holiday today.
6. According to reports, BEST has diverted some of the bus routes due to water logging in some areas.
7. Areas like Virar, Chembur, Andheri, Dadar, King’s Circle are waterlogged.
8. Trains are running late as tracks got waterlogged due to heavy rains.
9. Andheri subway is submerged and is closed for traffic movement.
10. Heavy rain continues to lash Maharashtra's Palghar.