Mumbai rains: Expect intermittent heavy showers all night, cops tell public
- Intense spells of rain are likely to continue in the districts of Thane, Raigad and Mumbai
- Seventeen flights were diverted to nearby airports and four flights had to do 'go-around' before they could land
Seventen inbound flights were diverted from the Mumbai airport on Friday as the city witnessed heavy downpour, airport authorities said here.
Seventeen flights were diverted to nearby airports and four flights had to do `go-around' before they could land, a spokesperson of the Mumbai airport said in the evening.
As the downpour revived the memories of the much greater monsoon fury the city had witnessed on July 26, 2005, there were delays of on average more than one hour in airport operations.
Intense spells of rain are likely to continue in the districts of Thane, Raigad and Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said earlier in the day.
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12:00 am: In a span of six hours, SantaCruz recorded a whopping 124 mm of rain between 5.30 pm and 11.30 pm on Friday: Skymet
11: 35 pm: Suburban railways affected in the central line.
Very heavy rains in Kurla Thane belt and very very heavy rains beyond Kalyan. The water from city area in Ambernath and Badlapur is gushing onto railway area, hence as a precautionary measure, services have been suspended from Kalyan to Karjat/Khopoli.
11:15 pm: Flights are delayed by 30 minutes on average, due to heavy rains since last two hours, says Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport's Public Relations Officer.
11 pm: "City is expecting intermittent heavy showers all through the night. We request commuters to not venture in water logged areas&also request you all to maintain distance from the sea. Please tweet to us or call on 100 in any emergency/need of help," said Mumbai Police.
10: 30 pm: Traffic moving slow due to heavy showers & water logging at following places -
Bandra Bridge towards Centaur Bridge (north bound)
Backlog on WEH from Gundavali upto Yashodhan, Dindoshi (S bound)
From Sahar Elevated Road towards Ram Nagar Subway 1/3
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First Published:26 Jul 2019, 10:20 PM IST
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