After a brief gap, heavy rain was back in Mumbai and slowed down city on Tuesday. In just one night, Mumbai's major observatories at Santacruz and Colaba recorded rainfall of 268.6mm and 252.2mm respectively, as per the readings of 8.30 am on Tuesday. While the rainfall drastically reduced during the day, it is expected to pick up pace again as the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai shows a Red Alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar.

As per IMD, the city, surrounding districts and other parts of Maharashtra saw very heavy rainfall due to a low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal which affected winds flowing over the Arabian Sea. The Red Alert warning for the city continues for Wednesday.