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The Met department predicted “very heavy rain”. The red alert is in effect until 8.30 am on Thursday. (Images: X)
Heavy rains that lasted for more than eight hours in Mumbai ended life on Wednesday, prompting a ‘Red Alert’ warning from the authorities.
Heavy rain has caused waterlogged roads in the financial capital, leading to traffic jams on the Western Express Highway and other areas. War traffic has been affected and Mumbai’s way of life– local trains– are running at breakneck speed.
The Met department predicted “very heavy rain”. The red alert is in effect until 8.30 am on Thursday.
Netizens Share What They See
Social media users posted visuals of railway tracks in Kurla, Kanjurmarg
and Mankhurd drowned during heavy rain.
A netizen posted pictures of submerged cars near Kurla’s Phoenix Mall.
A netizen shared photos of water in the house.
In view of the Red Alert, all schools and colleges in Mumbai have been declared a holiday on Thursday (September 26).
