Torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and other parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday,
severely affecting normal life and paralysing the lifelines — local train and bus services — in the state capital and leading the state government and civic authorities to sound a high alert. Two people were killed in a landslide in Vikhroli’s Surya Nagar early on Sunday, according to ANI. This comes after two cases of drowning were also reported in Thane, taking the death toll to four. Expressing concern over the rain situation in Mumbai,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the people of the state to “stay safe” and take all essential precautions while speaking to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to review the developments. “The centre assures all possible support to the Maharashtra government in mitigating the situation due to heavy rains in parts of the state,” Modi said in a series of tweets. Union home minister
Rajnath Singh also talked to Fadnavis and took stock of the situation. Between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said Mumbai recorded 102 mm and the suburbs notched a staggering 316 mm rainfall. The IMD has forecast aceheavy to very heavy rains" for Mumbai and entire Konkan region
during the next 24 hours owing to a “low pressure” area over south Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh, which was expected to be upgraded to a “deep depression”. The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that in one hour,
Mumbai recorded a staggering 70 mm rainfall , while it touched 100 mm between 8.30 am. and 1 pm. Till 3 pm, the BMC said Mumbai received 106 mm rainfall in about six hours, while the eastern suburbs got 78.5 mm and the western suburbs notched 85 mm during the same period. The state government has requisitioned the services of five disaster management teams, including three from Pune, and a
holiday has been declared for all college and schools on Wednesday, said Education Minister Vinod Tawde. The BMC appealed to people not to step out of their home unless absolutely necessary, while the entire civic force — Mumbai Police, Fire Brigade and other agencies — were on high alert to combat the situation. [caption id=“attachment_3954853” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] Since Tuesday morning, many parts of Mumbai and suburbs were inundated with up to three to four feet of water on the highways, main and arterial roads, bylanes, housing complexes, railway stations and even the Mumbai Airport. However even with more than 180 trees and half a dozen walls collapsing in different parts of the city, flooding and waterlogging, there were no casualties. Around 6.30 am, the rains triggered a landslide in adjoining Thane district, leading to derailment of 10 coaches of the Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express but there were no casualties. The torrential rains have hit the immersion ceremonies on the fifth day of the Ganeshotsav on Tuesday, with many marquees deciding to postpone it by two days.
Suburban local trains were massively hit with disruption in services due to flooding on the railway tracks at several places. The Central Railway mainline was completely suspended for over four hours, Harbour Line was completely down, the Western Railway worked slowly and erratically, while there were disruptions on the Konkan Railway. Lakhs of commuters including students, were stranded in trains, railway stations or at bus stops. Many failed to reach their destinations and were compelled to return to their homes on foot, walking scores of kilometres from various points in the city. All the gurudwaras, several Hindu and Jain temples, Ganeshotsav marquees, mosques and dargahs, churches, Parsi organisations, NGOs, charitable institutions, housing complexes and individuals made arrangements to offer food and beverages to the weary and stranded commuters, and arrangements to rest for the night. Much later in the evening, activists of the state’s ruling Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party and others got into the act and started organising relief efforts for the stranded millions. Waterlogging was reported from Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali, Malad, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Vile Parle, Santacruz, Bandra, Matunga, Dadar, Elphinstone, Mumbai Central, Mazagaon, Lalbaug, Parel, Sion, Wadala, Kurla, Bhandup and other areas. The rains affected normal operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with flights getting delayed by around 35 minutes mainly on account of low visibility. Seven incoming flights were made to go around till landing permission was granted while three flights were diverted, though operations continued. Domestic and international passengers bound for the airport to catch their flights faced huge problems in reaching on time due to massive traffic snarls on the highways and main roads. Mumbai IMD head KS Hosalikar said that in three hours since 8.30 am, Mumbai suburbs recorded a whopping 86 mm of rains, while Colaba recorded around 16 mm of rains. He said the IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rains for at least the next 24 hours all over Maharashtra, especially over coastal North Konkan, Mumbai and other parts of the state. The IMD warning says “intense precipitation likely to occur over Mumbai city, suburbs, Dahanu and Raigad during the latter part today (Tuesday)”. In Mumbai areas which recorded the heaviest rains are: Matunga 253 mm, Parel 230 mm, Wadala 260mm, Bandra 210 mm, Vile Parle and Santacruz A212 mm, Worli -235, and Kurla 208 mm, said a BMC Disaster Control official.
Mumbai rains as it happened: Downpour claimed five lives on Tuesday, searches for seven missing underway
Normal life in Mumbai was thrown out of gear following torrential rains which are likely to continue on Wednesday, according to forecast.
 "Mumbai rains as it happened: Downpour claimed five lives on Tuesday, searches for seven missing underway")
Mumbai Police conducts search operation for seven missing
#MumbaiRains claimed five lives yesterday, seven people washed away. Search operation underway says #Mumbai Police
— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2017
NCP slams Shiv Sena, BJP over Tuesday’s rain fury
Opposition leader Dhananjay Munde on Wednesday held the Shiv Sena-led Brihammumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and BJP responsible for Mumbai coming to a standstill on Tuesday.
He questioned Uddhav Thackeray earlier claim that the city was ready to handle monsoon this year. Saying that it was the citizens who came forward to help each other instead of the authorities, he claimed that Mumbaikars have lost faith in the BMC.
मुंबईकरांच्या मदतीला मुंबईकर येतो, सत्ताधारी आणि पहारेकरी नाही हेच काल दिसले अन मुंबईकरांचा @MCGM_BMC का भरोसा नाय हे ही स्पष्ट झाले. 3/3
— Dhananjay Munde (@dhananjay_munde) August 30, 2017
Weather forecast for Thursday
#MumbaiRains Map showing #Rain forecast for August 31. #Mumbai will get significant relief further. #MumbaiFlooded @RidlrMUM pic.twitter.com/yWlw82wcVM
— Skymet (@SkymetWeather) August 30, 2017
How Wednesday unfolded
via GIPHYHeavy rain prediction affects railway schedules
#Ahmedabad : 34 trains cancelled till 2nd Sep due to heavy rains in #Mumbai.#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/9mIEsfq38P
— Tv9 Gujarati (@tv9gujarati) August 30, 2017
Dr Deepak Amarapurkar’s body not found yet: BMC dispels rumours, says rescue work is still on
Several rumours are doing the rounds that Dr Deepak Amarapurkar’s body has been found, but none of them are true. Neither the Bombay Hospital nor the BMC has confirmed the news. BMC officials, however, told Firstpost that the search for him is still underway.
WR suburban services are running on all 4 lines w/out any disruption or water above track level in section as of now. @RailMinIndia @drmbct
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
Advisory from Western Railways
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) March 9, 2017
Changes and cancellations in express trains due to heavy rains
12960Bhuj–Dadar Exp,12227 Mumbai Cent–Indore Duranto Exp&19023Mumbai Cent-Firozpur Janta Exp of 31/08 is cancelled due to hvy rain in mumbai
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
Train No 12901 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail of 01/09 & 03/09 is cancelled due to very heavy rain in mumbai.@drmadiwr
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
Train No 12902 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Gujarat Mail of 31/08 & 02/09 is cancelled due to very heavy rain in mumbai. @drmadiwr
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
NDRF tweets
Five more teams of NDRF are enrout to Mumbai as a precautionary measure in addition to Five teams already deployed there.
— NDRF India I राष्ट्रीय आपदा मोचन बल 🇮🇳 (@NDRFHQ) August 29, 2017
NDRF sends 10 teams to Mumbai
National Disaster Response Force mobilises 10 teams to Mumbai in view of extremely heavy rains for last 2 days leading to water-logging in several parts of city, reports ANI
.@NDRFHQ mobilizes 10 teams to #Mumbai in view of extremely heavy rains for last 2 days leading to water-logging in several parts of city. pic.twitter.com/r4KW06ZsEK
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 30, 2017
What to do when your city gets flooded
#MumbaiRains A ready reckoner on what to do if your city is flooded.
— News18 (@CNNnews18) August 30, 2017
#2 - How to build an emergency kit pic.twitter.com/uMSKoBpbui
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses press: Lauds BMC, says ’even if you spend crores, you can’t bring Mumbai above sea level’
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today lauded the BMC saying that it worked very well on Tuesday when heavy rains brought life to a standstill in Mumbai.
“Even if you spend crores, you can’t bring Mumbai above sea level,” he said, adding that he was only answerable to Mumbaikars and not the Opposition."
32-year-old man drowns in Powai lake
ANI reported that a 32-year-old man drowned in Powai lake on Tuesday. Firstpost could not verify whether it was due to the incessant rains that lashed the city on Tuesday night. However, ANI reported that he was rushed to Mumbai’s Rajawadi Hospital and was declared brought dead. ADR has been registered.
32-year-old man drowned in Powai lake, he was rushed to Mumbai's Rajawadi Hospital but declared brought dead. ADR registered.
— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2017
Dr Amarapurkar told his driver he would walk home; rescue work is underway
Dr Amarapurkar was on his way home to Ameya Cooperative Housing Society on Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi, when he found himself stuck in traffic.
The gastroenterologist told his driver he would walk the rest of the distance home as it was a short journey. Members of his family, worried that the doctor hadn’t returned, showed his photograph to people along his route home.
A few said he had fallen into a manhole. His umbrella, that was found near the manhole presently being searched, offers the only indication that he was at that location. BMC officials told Firstpost that divers will attempt to trace an underground route from the manhole to a large storm water drain in Worli.
His spoke last with his wife on Tuesday night, and he told her he would be home in ten minutes but has not turned up since.
WATCH: Search underway for missing doctor
Dr Amarapurkar spoke to his wife last night before going missing
The last conversation that he had was with his wife. However, eyewitness report that the doctor had fallen into the open man hole near the Elphinston Road station. Search operation with the help of fire brigade and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation personnel is on.
Renowned doctor at Bombay Hospital missing: Search operation underway at Elphinstone Road
Several people have gone missing after Tuesday’s heavy rainfall, including a Mumbai doctor, Deepak Amarapurkar who was suspected to have fallen in the open man hole outside the IndiaBulls centre. As the water receded on Wednesday, authorities have ramped up the search operations.
58-year-old Amarapurkar had left for home on Tuesday evening by his car but due to water logging on the road he asked his driver to drop him near the Elphinstone Road station and started walking towards his residence.
Minister appeals stuck Mumbaikars to use his official bungalow
Maharashtra Parliamentary Affairs Minister Girish Bapat has appealed to people stranded in south Mumbai for unavailability of transport following heavy rains, to take shelter in his official residence for time being. In his appeal made through Facebook, the BJP leader, who hails from Pune, said that people stranded in areas such as Fort, and at Mantralaya can rest or stay in his official residence ‘Dnyaneshwari’, located at Malabar Hill, till the situation shows improvement.
38-year-old lawyers body found inside car in Sion | CNN-News18
Thirty-eight-year-old lawyers body found inside his car. According to initial reports, he died of suffocation while waiting for the water level to subside.
The water in the area has subsided, and traffic is normal at the moment. Total death toll is expected to be 7-8, but no official numbers as yet, the news channel said on.
Dr Deepak Amarapurkar went missing last night
Dr. Deepak N Amarapurkar went missing on Tuesday night after falling down in a manhole. According to in.com, fire and rescue officials are waiting for the divers. The rescue work has been going on for the past four hours.
The manhole in Lower Parel is the second that the workers are searching.
38-year-old lawyers body found inside car in Sion | CNN-News18
Thirty-eight-year-old lawyers body found inside his car. According to initial reports, he died of suffocation while waiting for the water level to subside.
The water in the area has subsided, and traffic is normal at the moment. Total death toll is expected to be 7-8, but no official numbers as yet, the news channel said on.
IMD didn’t give exact inputs, says BMC chief | Times Now
Day after Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall and flooding of streets as a result of it,BMC chief says IMD didn’t give exact inputs #MumbaiSinks
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 30, 2017
Rains resume in parts of western suburbs; heavy rains in Juhu, Andheri
List of trains cancelled or short-terminated due to rains
Cancellation/Short termination of long distance trains due to very heavy rains in Mumbai @RailMinIndia @drmbct @drmadiwr pic.twitter.com/jRqekYvk6W
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
WR local trns are running on all 4 lines. Some delay as speed restrictions being observed in some sections for Safety @RailMinIndia @drmbct
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2017
BMC gets down to restoring order in rain-ravaged Mumbai
Cars and other vehicles left behind by their owners due to flooding of streets, running out of fuel and breakdowns are causing traffic snarls and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is tackling this issue on a priority basis. The police have taken note of cars and other vehicles left behind and offered free towing service. “If your car is out of fuel/stranded Dial 100 or 8454999999 or tweet us for free towing till the nearest fuel pump or garage,” the Mumbai police tweeted.
Also, the civic personnel are removing trees and branches which have fallen on roads and housing colonies, said the officer. The civic body is making arrangements for `visarjan’ (immersion) of Lord Ganesh idols in the next few days, the officer said.
Mumbai rains subside for now; garbage-strewn roads pose fresh problem
As copious rains lashed Mumbai on Tuesday, the immediate worry was to curtail water logging and help citizens stranded across various parts of the city. As the water slowly receded by Wednesday, a fresh problem was staring in the face. Garbage and a deluge of polythene bags had come floating from society landfills, open garbage bins and litter strewn across roadsides. Besides, the strong winds uprooted several trees which need to be cleared up. As a result the roads, though waterless, are in a slushy mess right now. And the municpal body is attempting to clean up the city before the rain resumes.
Mumbai is not going to see rains for few hours as the monsoon clouds have moved towards north: KS Hosalikar,DDG IMD #MumbaiRains
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 30, 2017
Watch: Firstpost in conversation with Vikram Thapa, taking a reality check after Mumbai deluge
NDRF teams put on high alert, will carry out recce, confidence building exercise
NDRF teams have been put on high alertand are keeping close watch over situation in Mumbai #MumbaiRains
— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2017
In Pictures: The difference between cloud cover over Mumbai in last 12 hours
Uddhav Thackeray to chair meet at Mayor’s residence at 3 pm
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will chair a meet at Mumbai Mayor’s residence at around 3 pm. Thackeray is expected to review the situation in the city and the monsoon preparedness of the municipal body. He will also address the media at around 4.00 pm.
In early morning showers, Santa Cruz recorded just 3 mm rain
Mumbai suburbs received light showers in the morning today, however, in the past three hours between 8:30 am and 11:30 am, Santa Cruz has only recorded 3 mm of rain, according to Skymet Weater. This is a huge drop from yesterday. Right now the clouds have sudsided and its bright and sunny in most parts of Western Suburbs
Indian Navy Western Command serving food to citizens near CST station
Provided food to about 1000 ppl in morning. 700-800 being served now. Prepared for more to help ppl stranded in rains: Indian Navy Commander pic.twitter.com/d4l7ciPU3p
— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2017
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