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News India Live, Digital Desk: Mumbai Life has been disturbed due to heavy rains, strong winds, storms and lightning caused by the monsoon. Large parts of the city are flooded and traffic has been severely affected.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has estimated rain, thunder and strong winds in some parts of Maharashtra by May 24. This weather pattern is arising due to cyclonic circulation on the East-Central Arabian Sea, far from the Karnataka coast.
The Meteorological Department has issued a Yellow alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) for the next four days, warning of light to moderate rain.
In its forecast for Mumbai, IMD said: “With lightning shining, showering, light to moderate rainfall and strong winds (40-50 kmph) are likely to run at different places.”
Mumbai and its suburbs received unseasonal rains on Tuesday evening. Due to this, many areas of Mumbai were flooded and traffic came to a standstill. Due to strong winds, a tree was uprooted near the climate complex, causing chaos in the area. Passengers were forced to use alternative routes. The dark subway was completely submerged due to rain. Sources said that a team of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation took out the water using drainage machines.
According to IMD, the effect of cyclonic system is expected to increase rainfall activities in Maharashtra between 21 and 24 May. This meteorological disturbance is expected to affect many areas of Maharashtra including South Konkan, South-Central Maharashtra and Mumbai.
A red alert has been issued till May 24 for Sindhudurg district. Orange alerts continue for Ratnagiri, Ahilyanagar, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Latur and Dharashiv.
A yellow alert has been issued for many areas including Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Nashik, Satara, Sangli, Jalna, Amravati and Bhandara, a yellow alert indicating heavy rainfall from 6 cm to 11 cm.
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