The first rains of this year’s monsoon season in Mumbai caused waterlogging in various parts of the city, prompting the traffic police to shut subways and forcing motorists to abandon their vehicles on roads. On Thursday morning, the Mumbai Airport was shut for 30 minutes and one flight was diverted amid heavy rains. Heavy downpour also disrupted local train services.
Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and its suburbs with incidents of waterlogging in low-lying areas for the third consecutive day. According to news agency ANI, waterlogging has been reported at Kings Circle in Matunga, Lower Parel, Mahim and pther areas. The Colaba received 23.4 mm rainfall while Santacruz witnessed 107.4 mm rain during the last 24 hours, said the Met department.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has warned that cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial disease, may spike following heavy rainfall in the financial capital as monsoons lashed the city.
