Life in Mumbai has severely affected due to heavy rains as well as extremely high winds. Heavy rains continue in Mumbai and surrounding areas of Maharashtra, and the Meteorological Department has issued a red alert because of this. People have been appealed not to get out. Rail service came to a standstill due to rain, highways were closed, roads were submerged, and water entered houses for several feet.
Roofs of Many Buildings Flew In Strong Wind
The speed of the winds was so high that even a massive crane overturned in the JNPT. Similarly, the board of his name on the building of the Bombay Stock Exchange was severely broken. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai was also damaged, and many railings blew up. A video viral on social media showed that the stadium One of the sheets of metal fitted like a balcony flew into the nearby buildings.The high mast light poles of the Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai were seen moving with strong wind. Cement tiles on the outer walls of the building of Jaslok Hospital in south Mumbai also fell. The wind speed was so high that three cranes on the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) fell in the neighboring Raigad district on Wednesday afternoon.
People Said - Saw So Much Water For The First Time
In the afternoon, the water came out due to the boom in the Arabian Sea, and there was heavy waterlogging on the outer road of Girgaon Chowpatty in South Mumbai. According to local residents, for the first time, they have seen so much water on the street outside Chowpatty, Marine Drive, and other areas.
500 People Rescued From 2 Local Trains
Two local trains got stuck in Byculla station due to waterlogging on the railway track. About 500 passengers from CST to Karjat were rescued by NDRF and railway teams. A rescue operation has been carried out overnight to save people.
PM Modi Assured of All Possible Help
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to the CM of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray about the prevailing situation in Mumbai and surrounding areas after heavy rains. During this, the PM assured of all possible help. The Prime Minister's Office gave this information.
Red Alert Issued In These Areas
In Maharashtra, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and some other areas of the state. At the same time, a warning has been issued for Thane, Palghar, Nashik.
It is still raining intermittently in Mumbai. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rain even today. In the areas of South Mumbai that never used to fill water, the roads became sea in the rain on Wednesday. Streets were flooded in Charni Road, Girgaon, Babulnath, Pedder Road, Balkeshwar area. People living nearby said that even in the 2005 flood, such a view was not seen here.
A few days ago, there was a storm in which winds ran at a speed of 80 to 90 km per hour. But on Wednesday, winds in Mumbai wreaked havoc at a rate of 130 km. Trees were uprooted, roofs of houses blown off.
The landslide has taken place in the Pedder Road area of Mumbai. Due to the incessant rain, a part of the mountain has been broken, and the road has come to a standstill. Peder Road is a VIP area of Mumbai. Many famous celebrities like Lata Mangeshkar are in this area.
The rains have created a terrible condition for Mumbai. Due to heavy rains, the water in the low lying areas of the city has been filled. The town has been raining continuously for the last two days, due to which Hindmata, Dadar T.T. Kings Circle, Sion, Chembur, Andheri, Santacruz, Borivali, Nalasopara and other low-lying areas have been flooded. Roads have become the sea.
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