Mumbai ground to a standstill on Sunday amid intense rainfall and waterlogging in many areas. The IMD sounded a red alert for the entire MMR after some areas received nearly 100 millimeters of rainfall overnight — forecasting “extremely
heavy rainfall and thunderstorms”. Incessant rains also battered several parts of Marathwada over the weekend, cutting off villages and inundating low-lying roads and bridges in the traditionally drought-prone region.
Data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation indicated that some of the westerns suburbs recorded more than 50 mm rainfall in five hours from 8 am to 1 pm. Local train services continued with some delays on both the Central and Western lines while BEST busses plied without any major diversions.
IMD sounds red alert
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