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PHOTOS: When it rains, it pours in Mumbai

Last updated on: July 31, 2011 23:35 IST

Image: Vehicles make their way through a flooded street in Mumbai Central
Photographs: Sahil Salvi

Mumbai city witnessed heavy rains for the second day on Sunday.

According to the Disaster Management Cell of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Colaba observatory recorded 36.4 mm of rainfall while Santacruz recorded 7.1 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am to 11.30 am.

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PHOTOS: When it rains, it pours in Mumbai

Image: The waterlogged basement of the General Post Office in Mumbai
Photographs: Sahil Salvi

Waterlogging was reported from suburban areas such as Andheri, Jogeshwari, Ghatkopar, Kandivali, Haji Ali, Dadar.

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PHOTOS: When it rains, it pours in Mumbai

Image: While some took cover, others preferred to wade through ankle-deep water
Photographs: Sahil Salvi

Local trains on both western and central line were running late by at least half hour due to megablock for repair work, but water-logging on railway tracks too was reported from Byculla and CST stations.

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PHOTOS: When it rains, it pours in Mumbai

Image: What's left of a three-story building in Kurla West that collapsed due to heavy rains
Photographs: Sahil Salvi

Road and air traffic largely remained unaffected, officials said. The weather bureau has forecast frequent spells of rain through the day.

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PHOTOS: When it rains, it pours in Mumbai


Photographs: Sahil Salvi

Two children and 3 persons were injured when a tree collapsed on their house at Antop Hill.

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PHOTOS: When it rains, it pours in Mumbai


Photographs: Sahil Salvi

A man uses a plastic basin to shield himself from the downpour.

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PHOTOS: When it rains, it pours in Mumbai


Photographs: Sahil Salvi

Not everyone had a problem with the heavy rains that lashed the city. Children splash around in a waterlogged street at Hindmata in Mumbai.

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