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After heavy rainfall, the entire city of Mumbai experienced severe flooding. (Image source: PTI)
Traffic police officials said the Andheri Metro was temporarily closed due to waterlogging and traffic has been diverted to SV Road
Heavy rains in Mumbai, Maharashtra, caused severe flooding in many areas of the financial capital, paralyzing traffic.
It is understood that heavy rain for the third consecutive day has led to the closure of many roads, diversion of traffic on many lines, and flooding.
A traffic police official said that due to waterlogging, Andheri Metro has been temporarily closed to vehicular traffic and traffic has been diverted to SV Road.
According to officials, most lines covered by local trains are operating normally, but traffic has been severely affected.
Road traffic near Sheetal Cinema and Kale Marg in Korla district was diverted due to waterlogging.
Similarly, traffic on Goregaon East Aarey route has been diverted to Seepz-Marol Maroshi-JVLR in both directions, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said.
Chembur Link Road, a busy traffic junction connecting South Mumbai to Thane, reportedly had nearly a foot and a half of water on the road due to the incessant downpour.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Mumbai received 91 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to 8 am on Saturday, while its eastern and western suburbs recorded 87 mm and 93 mm of rainfall respectively. The department expects moderate to heavy rains in the city.
Central Railway and Western Railway, which operate suburban train services in the Mumbai metropolitan area, said local services are functioning normally on all lines.
Mumbai and its surrounding areas have been witnessing intermittent heavy rains over the past few days.
Alert issued in several districts of Maharashtra
Heavy rains are expected to lash Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Konkan and Goa districts on Saturday. Apart from Mumbai, the IMD has also issued a yellow alert for 12 districts in the state, including Pune, Thane, Nashik and Palghar districts.
The IMD has also forecast heavy rainfall in the southern states of Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Yanam in the next two days.
