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A day after heavy rain lashed the city amid an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the southwest monsoon had advanced to Mumbai on Sunday, June 25. warning Asking citizens and authorities to “get ready”.
According to IMD officials, the Santacruz Observatory recorded 176.1 mm of rain, while the Colaba Observatory recorded 86 mm of rain in a 24-hour period. Meanwhile, the heaviest spell was recorded between 5:30pm and 7:30pm on Saturday as the Santacruz Observatory recorded 88mm of rain.
Same story year after year.
Andheri subway flooded…
diverted traffic# Mumbai Rains
via WA pic.twitter.com/PkRMWBRC5f
– Mumbai Matters™
(@mumbaimatterz) June 24, 2023
“The rain intensified during the evening and within three hours more than 80 mm of torrential rain was recorded in the city, and as a result the after-effects were severe,” said Sushma Nair, a scientist at IMD Mumbai.
Heavy rains, which brought much relief from the heat, sent mercury levels lower on Saturday. While the IMD Santacruz Observatory recorded a temperature of 32.8 degrees Celsius, the coastal observatory in Colaba recorded 30.8 degrees Celsius, which is one degree below normal.
Andheri MRT was flooded and closed to vehicular traffic# Momberains# I grow pic.twitter.com/LTbPP19Cpe
Andheri Lokandwala Oshiwara Citizen Association (AndheriLOCA) June 24, 2023
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) precipitation monitoring system showed 139 mm of rainfall in the western suburbs, 123 mm in the eastern suburbs and 104 mm in the island city.
Meanwhile, several parts of Mumbai witnessed waterlogging on the first day of the monsoon, and netizens took to Twitter to voice their complaints about flooding and traffic diversions.
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