As the ongoing wet spell over Mumbai and adjoining areas continues to lash out at the city, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an Orange alert on Thursday morning. In the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 am today, the Colaba observatory recorded 223 mm of rain.

Meanwhile, the Santacruz observatory, which represents the suburbs, recorded a rainfall of 145 mm in the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 am today. The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs with the possibility of occasional gusty winds reaching 45-55 kmph.