Mumbai Rain Red Alert: 10 Key Updates and Live News
Mumbai is gearing up for heavy rainfall today, prompting authorities to advise residents to stay indoors. This comes after continuous downpours yesterday caused waterlogging and led to the cancellation of 11 flights.
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Schools and colleges in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area will remain open today. The civic body stated that the rainfall was manageable and did not disrupt daily life in the city.
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The BMC urged parents to ignore any unofficial information or rumors about school closures and to rely solely on official announcements. They also advised citizens to stay in touch with school and college management for updates.
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Following a “red alert” from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting heavy rain, the police have asked residents to stay indoors until 8.30 am. “IMD has declared a red alert for Mumbai till today morning 8.30 am. Requesting all Mumbaikars to stay indoors, until essential. Please stay safe. Dial 100, 112 in case of emergencies,” said the Mumbai Police in a post on X.
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There have been no flight cancellations reported today. While airlines issued travel advisories last evening due to the heavy rain, no such advisories have been issued today, indicating normal operations. Yesterday, 11 flights were canceled as heavy rain disrupted runway operations twice.
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A cargo ship that went off course amid heavy rain near Alibaug beach is still stranded off Colaba. Efforts are underway to rescue the 14 crew members on board.
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The Maharashtra government has requested Karnataka to release more water from the Almatti dam to prevent flooding in Sangli and Kolhapur, given the heavy rain in western Maharashtra.
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Mumbai recorded 44 mm of rain in the city area, 90 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 89 mm in the western suburbs over the past 24 hours leading up to Thursday morning.
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Yesterday, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation suspended bus services on at least a dozen routes. Additionally, the Andheri Subway in Mumbai was closed due to waterlogging.
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Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in the city. Army airlifting teams are also on standby.
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Delhi also experienced heavy overnight rainfall, causing flooding and traffic jams this morning.
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