1 dead as rain paralyses Mumbai, schools shut today, more showers expected

Vehicular and rail traffic was slowly coming back on track in Mumbai on Thursday after heavy rainfall battered the city and its neighbouring areas yesterday, which led to waterlogging in several areas, halting of local train services and diversion of 14 flights. Though the situation improved after the rain intensity reduced late in the night, more showers are expected till October 1.
While flight operations resumed, schools and colleges are closed on Thursday as the weather office issued a red alert for Mumbai till 1 pm today after an orange alert was in place. Earlier, the MeT had sounded a red alert for the city till 8:30 am today.
Several areas of the city and its suburbs received over 100 mm of rainfall in over five hours on Wednesday evening, while a woman drowned in an overflowing drain due to heavy rain in suburban Andheri.