Heavy rain continues in Mumbai, life out of gear

With what is being described as a "typhoon like situation," the meteorological office has predicted that the situation will remain grim at least for the next 48 years with a high tide likely to hit by the evening.

According to reports, the rainfall recorded by the automatic weather stations between August 27 at 8 am and August 28 at 8 am was 102 mm.

Rain in Worli was 63.75 mm, Byculla 78.21 mm, Bhandup, 90.63 mm and Vikhroli, 111.96 mm.

Between 8.30 am to 2.30 pm Monday, the regional Meteorological Centre, Colaba recorded 35.8 mm and the one at Santacruz recorded 28.6 mm of rain.

The reports said the rains have  affected the movement of local trains, the lifeline of the city and its suburbs.

The  the Central Railway mainline services are operating with a delay of 30 minutes and the Harbour line services with a delay of 15 minutes.

The local train services on the Western Railway are also operating with a delay of 10 minutes due to heavy rainfall.

Road traffic has either been disrupted or diverted in several areas as a result of the downpour, causing owes to the commuters.

Several trains have also been cancelled while multiple flights are being delayed.

Predicting that the next 48 hours of the rains would continue to spell a bad period, the met office has advised people not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.

The continuous showers caused waterlogging in Sion, Dadar, Mumbai Central, Kurla, Andheri, Sakinaka areas.