Mumbai Rains: 17 long distance trains rescheduled, 8 flights diverted as city reels under Red Alert | Check FULL LIST
Mumbai Rains: Not just long distance trains, multiple flights were diverted as heavy rains continue to batter the metropolis. Here's the full list
Mumbai rains have wreaked havoc, causing waterlogging and affecting local train services, bringing daily life in the city to a standstill. On Tuesday, at least 17 long-distance trains originating from two of the city's two major railway terminals, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), were rescheduled following heavy rains and waterlogging in Mumbai.
Which trains have been rescheduled?
The trains scheduled for the following destinations will now depart at a later time from CSMT and LTT:
- Bhubaneshwar
- Hyderabad
- Nagpur
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Solapur
- Howrah
- Pune
- Mangalore Central
Six Mumbai rains: IMD issues Red Alert
The India Metrological Department issued a red alert on Tuesday for Konkan, including Mumbai and the ghat regions of central Maharashtra, warning of extremely heavy rainfall until 20 August.
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Officials said, reported PTI, that the alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Palghar will remain in effect until Wednesday morning.
Mumbai Airport operations hit; flights diverted
Operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were hit on Tuesday as heavy rains battered the city, causing many flights to be diverted, delaying several others, news wire PTI reported, citing sources.
Six flights of IndiGo airlines and one each of SpiceJet and Air India were diverted to nearby airports, including Surat, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad:
- IndiGo 5194 Kolkata- Mumbai flight diverted to Ahmedabad
- IndiGo 6814 Delhi-Mumbai diverted to Surat
- SpiceJet 014 Dubai-Mumbai diverted to Surat
- IndiGo 6289 Vadodara- Mumbai diverted to Surat
- IndiGo 6224 Guwahati-Mumbai diverted to Ahmedabad
- IndiGo 5185 Udaipur-Mumbai diverted to Hyderabad
- IndiGo 2189 Bhubaneswar-Surat diverted to Surat
- Air India AIC676 Kolkata-Mumbai diverted to Ahmedabad
Precautionary measures, including low-visibility procedures, have been put in place in the wake of the rains.
Social media floods the internet with reactions
Social media strongly reacted to the Mumbai rains that have wreaked havoc over the past few days. A user wrote, “For the first time in living memory, the weather department’s red alert actually turned out to be… correct…. history has been made. The weather department predicted rain, and rain actually came. Somewhere in the distance, climate laughed.”