Mumbai rains: IMD predicts heavy rainfall & high tide on Saturday; BMC issues Dos & Don'ts

As Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, forecasting "extremely heavy rainfall'' over next 24 hours, heavy rains have lashed metropolitan city and high tides are expected to occur at 11:38 am on Saturday. IMD has predicted high tides of 4.57 metres amid extremely heavy rainfall in isolated regions of city.  

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has requested citizens to stay away from seashore. BMC took to Twitter to share dos and don’ts during monsoon rains in Mumbai.

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and or parts of Maharashtra on Friday, with IMD predicting intermittent moderate to heavy rain and "possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places" in metropolis and surrounding areas on Saturday.
According to India Meteorological Department's Mumbai centre, Colaba wear bureau reported 161.4 mm rainfall between 8:30 am and 8:30 pm on Friday. During this period, Santacruz wear station in city recorded 102.7 mm rainfall.

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Netizens share pictures, videos of Mumbai rains

As heavy rains poured across city, Twitterati took moment to share pictures and videos from ir windows while enjoying wear. 

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