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Heavy Monsoon Rains Keep Mumbai Under Extended Alerts as High Tides Loom

Driven by a Bay of Bengal low-pressure system, continuous downpours have prompted authorities to extend high-rain coastal flood warnings through Sunday.

Municipal workers check water level on a flooded road during rain at Andheri subway in Mumbai.
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Overview

  • The India Meteorological Department has extended orange rainfall alerts through Sunday for Mumbai, Thane and Raigad, and maintains a red alert for Palghar district.
  • Western suburbs bore the brunt of rainfall, with Andheri recording 123 mm and Santacruz more than 100 mm over 12 hours on Friday.
  • Waterlogging has forced the shutdown of the Andheri Subway and prompted traffic diversions on the Western and Eastern Express Highways.
  • The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has issued high-tide warnings for peaks up to 4.67 metres that could exacerbate coastal flooding.
  • Mumbai Police and civic authorities have urged residents to avoid nonessential travel and kept emergency teams on standby for rescues.