Heavy overnight rain in Mumbai; waterlogging in some areas

Mumbai experienced heavy rains overnight along with thunderstorm and lightning, causing water-logging in some low-lying areas, officials said on Thursday.

Ros in some low-lying areas like Hindmata, King's Circle and Kalachowki were inundated after heavy rainfall during night.

However, rain intensity reduced in morning and water subsided, sources said.

Public transport services were unaffected and local trains and buses of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), city civic body's transport wing, were running rmal, an official said island city received 106.01 mm rain in 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Thursday, followed by 69.18 mm rain in eastern suburbs and 58.36 mm in western suburbs during same period, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), a downpour in range of 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm is considered 'heavy rainfall', while that between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm is termed 'very heavy rainfall'.

IMD h earlier issued an 'orange' alert for Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district, predicting heavy to very heavy rain accompanied with thunderstorm and gusty winds on Thursday.

It has issued a 'yellow alert for Friday, forecasting heavy rain in city and suburbs. 

(Im: PTI)