IN PHOTOS: Mumbai witnesses heavy rains, IMD issues orange alert

Mumbai on Wednesday witnessed heavy rainfall. Water logging was reported in different parts of the city including Andheri, Borivali, Goregaon, Dadar areas. The IMD issued orange alert to Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar district. see pics (Mid-day Photo Team)  

Updated On: 2023-06-28 01:23 PM IST

Compiled by : Anagha Sawant

Heavy rain in Borivali West near Don Bosco (Photo/Nimesh Dave)

BMC personnel are seen stationed to control the flooding at Andheri Subway, Mumbai Pic/Anurag Ahire

 

In the last 24 hours, there were 26 incidents of tree fall, 15 of short-circuit, and five incidents of collapse/partial collapse of houses in Mumbai, as per BMC

In Pic: Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Wednesday (Pic/Shadab Khan)

 

Andheri subway is seen flooded due to heavy rainfall Pic/Anurag Ahire

 

Commuters witness heavy rainfall in Hindmata, Dadar (East) area in Mumbai (Pic/Aishwarya Deodhar)

 

As per the Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai city received 12.44 mm of rain and eastern suburbs and western suburbs received 42.41 mm and 40.46 mm of rain respectively from 8 am to 12 pm (Pic/Anurag Ahire)

 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Palghar, Thane and Raigad on Saturday. 'Orange' alert means that people and administration need to be cautious and prepared. While an yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai on June 29 and 30. (Pic/Sameer Markande)

 

With the level of lakes supplying water to Mumbai going down due to inadequate rainfall in their catchment areas, the city civic body has decided to impose a 10 per cent water cut here starting from Saturday

In Pic: Heavy rainfall in Borivali area (Pic/Nimesh Dave)

 

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has also appealed to citizens to save water and use it judiciously. The southwest monsoon covered Mumbai on Sunday (Pic/Sameer Markande)

 

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