17 July,2023 06:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
People travel amid heavy monsoon rains in Sion, Mumbai (Pic/Pradeep Dhivar)
After heavy rainfall lashed parts of Mumbai and Thane on Monday, the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai centre changed the 'orange' alert to 'yellow' alert for the city and its neighbouring district on Tuesday evening.
In its weather forecast for the day in the evening, the IMD Mumbai predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places in Mumbai and Thane for the next 24 hours.
"Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 17 and 18," the IMD release with a yellow alert stated.
Meanwhile, according to the BMC data, the island city, eastern and western suburbs received 44.08 mm, 39.08 mm and 32.75 mm of rainfall, respectively on Monday from 8 am to 6 pm.
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A high tide of about 4.21 metres was expected to hit Mumbai at 12.16 pm.
In Mumbai, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city is now 34.09 per cent. Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna.
Due to waterlogging, the Andheri subway was closed for a few hours.
Mumbai's Juhu beach was closed to visitors due to heavy rainfall and a rise in drowning cases.
