Click to play videoNew Delhi: Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Saturday morning resulting in water logging and flooding in the low lying areas of the city. Heavy rains continued to lash the city for the third consecutive day on Saturday, causing water logging in several parts of the metropolis.
The city has received about 20 milimetres of rainfall since Saturday morning.
The met department has said that it will continue to pour over the next 48 hours. Waterlogging has been reported at Hindmata, Milan Subway, the Andheri highway and the Mahalaxmi race course.
Central railway and harbour line trains are running late by almost half an hour.
According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Disaster Management Cell, the city area recorded 29.9 mm of rainfall while the eastern suburbs received 45.8 mm and western suburbs recorded 66.7 mm of rainfall from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm.
Complaints of water logging were reported from suburban areas of Parel, Hindmata, Milan Subway, Dadar, Andheri, Malad, Ghatkopar and Vikhroli, civic officials said.
The visibility at the airport was 900 metres and incoming flights were delayed by 15 minutes while the departure of the flights was delayed by 30 minutes due to the rains, a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson said. Road traffic was slow but there were no snarls on any of the arterial routes. While, train services were running late by 5-10 minutes, officials said.
Twenty four incidents of trees falling were also reported from different parts of city and suburbs, they said. The weatherman forecasts occasional spells of rain or showers in parts of city and suburbs. Heavy rains would occur in some areas.
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