Mumbai Weather & Rains Live: Red alert for parts of Maharashtra; 13 killed in last 3-4 days, says minister

Mumbai weather today, Mumbai rains live news updates: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a ‘red’ alert for Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds and appealed to people to avoid unnecessary travel.

The MeT office upgraded the warning from ‘orange’ to ‘red’ alert in the morning after observing changes in weather conditions. It also predicted occasional strong winds gusting up to 70-80 kmph over the region.

The neighbouring Palghar district has been placed under an ‘orange’ alert, with a forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and occasional strong winds of 70-80 kmph.

Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan said Mumbai and neighbouring Palghar and Raigad districts have witnessed a record-breaking rainfall, and 13 persons were killed in rain-related incidents in the last three to four days.

The rains have also caused widespread waterlogging, rail and road traffic disruption and the uprooting of hundreds of trees.

Five flights headed to Mumbai were diverted due to heavy rain and bad weather as relentless rainfall continued to disrupt airport operations and normal life.

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Heavy rain and severe waterlogging paralysed Western Railway operations on Monday, leaving more than 20 long-distance trains stranded across various stations in Mumbai and south Gujarat, as tracks remained submerged.

As more than 40 train services were affected by cancellations, diversions, and delays, railway authorities scrambled to assist stranded passengers and worked to restore connectivity on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad trunk route.

According to Western Railway officials, train services were severely hampered by waterlogging, particularly between the Vasai Road-Virar and Saphale-Palghar sections.

As of 1.50 pm, at least 22 long-distance trains were being regulated at various stations, including Virar, Vangaon, Palghar, Dahanu Road, and Valsad, they said.