Manic Monday: Torrential rains cripple Mumbai; traffic hit

Torrential rains continued to lash Mumbai and coastal parts of Maharashtra for the second consecutive day on Monday, disrupting normal life in the region.

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Colaba recorded 90.4 mm and Santacruz recorded 181.1 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours according to an official from the meteorological department.

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Public transport buses operate on a waterlogged street in Elphinston locality.

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According to the department's website, the prediction for the last 24 hours is: Intermittent rain/showers with heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur in some areas.

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The coastal bulletin predicts the following for the north Maharashtra and south Maharashtra-Goa coast: Widespread rain or thunder showers with visibility being 'moderate (though) becoming poor in rain or thundershowers' and the sea will be moderate to rough.

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Many parts of the city were water-logged slowing down traffic in the city.

Flooding was reported from Malad, Andheri, Versova, Dadar, Parel, Chembur, many parts of the key LBS Marg in the eastern suburbs, and Marol-Saki Naka belt.

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Traffic was moving at a snail's pace on the Eastern Express Highway, Western Express Highway, the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road and other important roads and junctions. The subways at Malad and Andheri were flooded.

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Train services were also hit. Trains on the Western Line were running 15 to 20 minutes late, with a few trains being cancelled. On the Central line trains were running 45 minutes behind schedule. 

Some flights were also delayed due to low visibility in the sky but no cancellations have been reported as yet.

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The rain, which has been incessant since Saturday night, brought relief to Mumbaikars from the intense heat.

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Many were seen enjoying the monsoon over the weekend. However, on Monday it created chaos as office-goers struggled to get to work.

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