Mumbai rains LIVE: Local train services disrupted due to waterlogging

Mumbai rains LIVE-Mumbai and several other parts of Maharashtra have been receiving heavy rains since Saturday morning resulting throwing normal life out of gear. Reports of waterlogging have been received from across the maximum city as heavy showers along with gusty winds lashed Mumbai and suburban areas.

Local train services were also hit on some of the lines as rail tracks were submerged in water due to continuous rainfall. Local train services on Central Line has been stopped. Rail tracks at Kalyan station are underwater adding to the woes of commuters.

Flood-like situation prevailed in Thane district’s Bhiwandi following heavy rains. In Palghar too, severe waterlogging was reported from several areas.

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2:20 PM: Train Services Resume Between Badlapur and Kalyan

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02:00 pm: Water starts receding after no fresh rainfall. Local train services slowly limping back to normalcy

01:40 pm: Train services between Badlapur and Kalyan stations stopped due to waterlogging following heavy rains.

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01:35 pm: Normal life thrown out of gear in Palghar as flood-like situation prevails in the region following heavy rains

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Intense #thunderclouds are visible over #Mumbai. Heavy #rain may continue with short breaks for next 2 to 3 days. #BMC #MumbaiMonsoon #MumbaiRains #Monsoon2018

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On Friday (July 6), Nagpur recorded a whopping 265 mm of rainfall in just nine hours flooding several localities. The orange city registered 265 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, Deputy Director General of Meteorology J R Prasad said.

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The highest 24-hour rain record in Nagpur stood at 304 mm, which was registered on July 12, 1994. The incessant downpour caused water-logging in several areas of the city, where incidents of uprooting of trees were also reported. Several parts of the Vidarbha region, too, received copious rains.