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Mumbai Rains : Over 3,500 persons shifted to safety, says CM Shinde

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 06, 2022, 08:41:39 IST

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Mumbai Rains : Over 3,500 persons shifted to safety, says CM Shinde

Mumbai and its adjoining areas witnessed a heavy downpour on Tuesday morning, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rain in Mumbai and its suburbs over the next 24 hours, with a possibility of very heavy showers at isolated places. The island city received an average 95.81 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8am on Tuesday, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 115.09mm and 116.73mm of rainfall, respectively, during the same period.

08:05 (IST) Jul 05

BMC officials gearing for heavy rain said additional dewatering pumps would be deployed in areas such as Hindmata, Gandhi Market and Andheri Subway to tackle any flooding situation.

07:19 (IST) Jul 05

Heavy rain forecast till Friday in city; five NDRF teams deployed

Mumbaikars can expect a very rainy week ahead as the signs were already there on Monday evening. Heavy downpour was witnessed in several areas as low-lying clouds ended up dumping a lot of rain in the city for a few hours in the evening. Five NDRF teams have been deployed in the city in view of the heavy rain forecast. The IMD in its five-day forecast said heavy to very heavy rain is likely in Mumbai and Thane till Friday.

07:16 (IST) Jul 05

Rainwater enters 400 Kalyan homes, landslide reported in neighbourhood

Rainwater entered more than 400 homes in the lowlying areas of Kalyan East on Monday while a landslide was reported in the Patripul locality in the vicinity. While there were no injuries in the landslide, as a precautionary measure, KDMC shifted five families with homes close to the hill to a safe location.

07:14 (IST) Jul 05

Heavy rain likely till Friday, says IMD; water stock 13%

Mumbaikars can expect a very rainy week ahead, with the IMD in its five-day forecast saying heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely for Mumbai and Thane starting Wednesday till Friday. Heavy downpour was witnessed in various areas Monday as low-lying clouds ended up dumping a lot of rain in the city over a few hours. Meanwhile, total water stocks in lakes rose to around 13% on Monday.

23:00 (IST) Jul 04

Kalyan rain in photos: Water enters 400 plus houses, landslide reported in Patripul area

As heavy rains lashed Kalyan town in Thane district of Maharashtra on Monday, water entered inside 400 plus houses located in the low lying areas. Due to heavy rains, water entered inside low lying areas such as - Austin Nagar, Vijay Patil Nagar, Adivali and Dhokali. READ MORE

22:59 (IST) Jul 04

A yellow alert has also been issued for the Palghar district for the next two days and an orange alert for the three days thereafter.

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22:59 (IST) Jul 04

A yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai and Thane districts predicting heavyto very heavy rains at isolated places.

22:58 (IST) Jul 04

Weather forecast: The orange alert, predicting heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places from June 4 to June 8, has been issued for Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts.

22:58 (IST) Jul 04

IMD issues orange alert for next 5 days in Konkan

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed two teams in coastal Konkan in Maharashtra in view of an orange alert issued by the IMD for the next five days and considering the last year's massive floods in two districts in the region, an official said on Monday. A team of NDRF is stationed at Chiplun in the Ratnagiri district and another team at Mahad in the Raigad district.

22:57 (IST) Jul 04

Covid-19: 1,060 patients recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours, pushing up their total count to 10,88,814 and leaving Mumbai with 7,040 active cases

22:57 (IST) Jul 04

Mumbai reports 43 per cent drop in new coronavirus cases at 431

Mumbai on Monday logged 431 new coronavirus cases, 43.36 per cent less than the previous day, and two more deaths linked to the infection, the city civic body said. With these additions, the overall Covid-19 tally in the metropolis jumped to 1,115,473, while the death toll increased to 19,619.

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