Pre-Monsoon Rains Disrupt Mumbai Traffic; Streets Waterlogged, Andheri Subway Shut

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Last Updated:May 21, 2025, 07:21 IST

Heavy pre-monsoon rainfall deed parts of Mumbai connected Tuesday, causing waterlogging and postulation disruptions, particularly successful Andheri. More rainfall with thunderstorms are connected the forecast.

Heavy waterlogging leads to closure of Andheri Subway (Video screengrab/X)

Parts of Mumbai and its suburbs received dense rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm and lightning connected Tuesday evening, starring to waterlogging astatine galore places, including an Andheri subway, frankincense affecting traffic.

According to officials, determination was 1 incidental of a histrion falling and 1 of a abbreviated circuit successful the metropolis.

However, nary injuries were reported owed to the same.

Multiple videos connected societal media showed waterlogging astatine immoderate places successful the metropolis aft a dense downpour.

A video besides claimed to amusement the waterlogged Andheri subway, which was reportedly shut.

Suburban bid commuters claimed section services were moving with immoderate delays, though Railway authorities said they were unaffected.

PRE-MONSOON RAIN HIGHER IN SUBURBS

According to officials, the strength of the pre-monsoon rainfall was higher successful the eastbound and occidental suburbs of Mumbai arsenic compared to the city, which received lone airy showers.

In occidental suburbs, Jogeshwari received the highest rainfall of 63 mm, followed by 57 mm successful Andheri (Malpa Dongri) and 40 mm successful Andheri (East) by 8 pm, informed the officials.

In the eastbound suburbs, Powai received the highest 38 mm rainfall, followed by 29 mm successful Bhandup (S ward office) and 27 mm successful Tembhi Pada, they said.

Light to mean rainfall was recorded successful the metropolis betwixt 8 p.m. and 11 pm, with occidental suburbs receiving the highest precipitation, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials.

The land metropolis recorded an mean rainfall of 12.86 mm, portion eastbound and occidental suburbs received 15.65 mm and 26.63 mm rainfall, respectively, successful 3 hours, they said.

MAHARASHTRA WEATHER FORECAST

Parts of Maharashtra whitethorn witnesser dense rainfall with thunder and gusty winds betwixt May 21 and 24, pursuing a cyclonic circulation which is apt to signifier implicit the east-central Arabian Sea disconnected the Karnataka coast, the Met section said.

The Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai, issued a merchandise connected Tuesday evening stating that a low-pressure country is apt to signifier implicit the aforesaid portion astir May 22, and thereafter, it whitethorn determination northwards and intensify further.

Met section authoritative Shubhangi Bhute said rainfall enactment implicit Maharashtra whitethorn summation betwixt May 21 and May 24 nether the power of the cyclonic circulation.

The upwind strategy is expected to interaction parts of Maharashtra, including southbound Konkan, southbound cardinal Maharashtra and Mumbai, she said.

“There is simply a anticipation of dense rainfall with thunder astatine immoderate places, accompanied by gusty winds reaching speeds of 30-40 kmph oregon perchance higher astatine isolated locations," Bhute told quality bureau PTI.

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