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Mumbai: No electricity in many areas, railways hit, roads waterlogged

Updated On: 02 July, 2019 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

In a recent update by the BMC, 1,000 people have been evacuated from Kranti Nagar, Kurla, "to prevent any untoward incidents due to an overflowing Mithi River"

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A vehicle splashes water on a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on July 1, 2019. Heavy rains flooded parts of India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday as the country's four-month summer monsoon swung into full force. Pic/AFP

A vehicle splashes water on a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on July 1, 2019. Heavy rains flooded parts of India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday as the country's four-month summer monsoon swung into full force. Pic/AFP

With a continuous downpour on Tuesday, Mumbai has come to a standstill. The BMC has diverted traffic in many areas. Areas like Parel and Dadar are still under water. Following heavy rainfall, Nalasopara station is also waterlogged. There was traffic congestion on roads and delays in train movement.

As per recent updates by the BMC, water has successfully been pumped out of Hind Mata and Andheri subway. Long-distance trains from different parts of India, expected to reach Mumbai, have also been stranded at various locations en route, details of which are awaited. Train number 12935 Bandra Terminus to Surat Intercity of July 2 has been cancelled, Western Railway said in a bulletin.

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