Mumbai has been sounded a red alert as early rains and thunderstorms lashed the city, following the rapidly advancing monsoon that has already made its presence felt in Kerala.
According to reports, the monsoon’s arrival in Mumbai is the earliest in 25 years. The city has already broken a 107-year-old rainfall record for May. Images showed vehicles jammed in Parel, Dadar, Kurla and Sion. Major waterlogged junctions such as Sion Circle, Hindmata, Dadar TT, JJ Madavi Post Office, Kurne Chowk, and Macharji Joshi Marg (Five Gardens) have been under close CCTV surveillance as part of the BMC’s emergency monitoring efforts.
The IMD cautioned that raging winds could hit 50–60 kmph speeds today.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), which sounded a yellow alert for Mumbai this morning, upgraded it later in the day. Yellow alert continues to remain in effect for Thane, Palghar, and other nearby districts.
However, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has assured that railway services would function normally.
In one hour between 9 and 10 AM, Nariman Point Fire Station recorded a staggering 104 mm of rain, the highest for the day. Other central areas also received a deluge: 86 mm at the A Ward Office, 83 mm at Colaba Pumping Station, 80 mm at the Municipal Head Office, and 77 mm at Colaba Fire Station. Additional stations like Grant Road Eye Hospital (67 mm), Memonwada Fire Station (65 mm), Malabar Hill (63 mm), and D Ward (61 mm) were not spared either.
By contrast, eastern suburbs saw far less rain, with Mankhurd Fire Station and MPS School logging only 16 mm, and Nutan Vidyalaya Mandal and Collector Colony recording 14 mm and 13 mm, respectively. In the western suburbs, rainfall ranged between 22–29 mm, with Bandra Supari Tank, Gazderbandh Pumping Station, and Khar Danda receiving the most.
The weather’s fury has also uprooted trees and snapped branches across the city. The BMC confirmed reports of tree falls at four sites in Mumbai city and five in the western suburbs as strong gusts battered the metropolis.
Over 250 flights were affected as heavy rain disrupted air traffic, while local train services across the Central, Western, and Harbour lines have been running behind schedule under the relentless downpour.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has engaged with disaster management officials, assessing the state’s preparedness and on-ground response.
He has instructed disaster teams to stay on high alert and to ensure rapid deployment of relief and rescue operations wherever needed. Special attention, he stressed, must be paid to flood-prone roads, damaged bridges, and vulnerable power lines.
Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg have been issued an orange alert.
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