Mumbai, Jul 2 (IBNS): At least 21 people were killed as Mumbai received the heaviest of rains in the last 24 hours since the 2005 deluge.
The rains have crippled traffic and flooded the airport forcing cancellation and delay of flights.
The Met office has sounded a red alert for Mumbai on Tuesday, warning of more rain.
Two more people were drowned in suburban Malad (East) when their SUV got stuck in a heavily waterlogged underpass late on Monday night, media reports said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been monitoring the situation from the Mumbai civic body's control room.
CM @Dev_Fadnavis reviewed all issues like railway traffic, road traffic movement, areas where more focus & assistance is required, with BMC & @MumbaiPolice officials in BMC Disaster Management control room. pic.twitter.com/eFaCMYgagr
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 2, 2019
BMC Control room visit and review by CM @Dev_Fadnavis .#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/uaSv8YAgG2
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 2, 2019
The Indian Navy has deployed several teams to help the civic body in their rescue operations in the flooded areas.
#IndianNavy deploys various teams to provide relief to rain hit and stranded Mumbaikars in Kurla area @Dev_Fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra @PIBMumbai @DDNewsHindi @SpokespersonMoD @rajnathsingh @DefenceMinIndia @airnewsalerts @nitin_gadkari @RanveerOfficial @meghnagulzar pic.twitter.com/hkIGFZNJI0
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) July 2, 2019
The heavy rain have left the railway tracks flooded resulting in the cancellation of several suburban and long-distance trains.
About 52 flights have been cancelled and 54 were diverted owing to the bad weather. A SpiceJet plane skidded last night while landing.
"Our team is trying their best to bring the main runway back in operation and this may take upto 48 hrs," the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport officials posted from its Twitter handle.
Due to runway excursion by the arriving aircraft,main runway is not available & secondary runway is put in use. Please expect delays in flight operations. Please check with your airline before reaching the airport. @pranaamgvk
— CSIA (@CSIAMumbai) July 2, 2019
Currently secondary runway is in use, our team is trying their best to bring the main runway back in operation and this may take upto 48 hrs
— CSIA (@CSIAMumbai) July 2, 2019
Fadnavis has urged people to stay indoors unless it was absolutely essential.
"Due to heavy rain forecast in Mumbai even today by IMD, People are advised to stay indoors unless there is any emergency," Fadnavis's office tweeted.
Due to heavy rain forecast in Mumbai even today by IMD, People are advised to stay indoors unless there is any emergency.#MumbaiRainsLive #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #MumbaiRains
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 2, 2019
All government offices, schools and colleges remained closed in Mumbai on Tuesday. Private firms had asked employees to work from home.
PL NOTE:
— Mantralaya Control Room, Maharashtra (@MantralayaRoom) July 2, 2019
All GOVT OFFICES (Except essential services and Assembly related) to remain close in Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban and Thane districts today in view of heavy rains. #MumbaiRainsLive #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #MumbaiRains
Earlier in the morning, 19 people were killed and many injured after a compound wall crashed in Mumbai's Malad East early Tuesday morning.
Pained to know about the loss of lives in Malad Wall Collapse incidence. My thoughts are with families who lost loved ones & prayers for speedy recovery of injured.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) July 2, 2019
₹5 lakh will be given to the kin of deceased.#MumbaiRains
A 10-year-old girl is trapped in debris after a wall collapsed in Mumbai's Malad due to heavy rain late last night. The incident occurred at around 2am on Tuesday.
Massive rescue efforts had started after a faint voice of the girl was heard coming out from the debris asking for water. However, Mumbai Fire Brigade-led rescue teams were unable to rescue the girl from under the debris due to poor weather, uneven and muddy ground.
The state government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those who died in the Malad wall collapse.
High level enquiry will be initiated into the unfortunate incident.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 2, 2019
State Government has announced ₹5 lakh assistance and also asked BMC for another assistance of ₹5 lakh.
Government will take care of all medical expenses of the injured:CM @Dev_Fadnavis on #MumbaiRains@mybmc
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