83 per cent of average September rain in 24 hours stumps city

As heavy rain lashed the city and suburbs the civic body appealed to people to stay home on Wednesday but a number of Mumbaikars essential category workers stepped out only to face the usual barrage of problems Public transport was affected and there was waterlogging across the city with the civic body blaming the excessive rain for everythingArun Kejriwal travelled from Kandivli to Andheri to donate blood There was a lot of traffic due to waterlogging I started in the afternoon when the rain had just begun after a break I will face a struggle in the return journey as waterlogging has begunPeople and vehicles try to navigate a small lake formed on LBS Road between Kurla and Ghatkopar PicSayyed Sameer AbediResidents of Matunga were shocked to see water upto 1 feet high on the road when there was no rain I woke up at 6am There was waterlogging everywhere It stayed for four hours even as there was no rain said Nikhil Desai civic activist from the localityThis spot has always seen such waterlogging and today the same happened said Abhishek Ghosalkar former corporator from the localityAlso ReadMumbai Rains Heavy rains disrupt local services public transport update at a glanceA man tries to wade through almost chestdeep water near Shanmukhananda Hall in Kings Circle PicSameer MarkandeAround 50 people living in Kranti Nagar Kurla on the banks of the Mithi river had to be evacuated due to rising waters Many people to Twitter to not only express their anguish but also to appeal to look out for others Twitter user Samiya sarcassam_ appealed to people to allow stray dogs to sleep inside the buildingVishal Rathod travelindiablog tweeted a video of his house in two feet water at Siddharth Nagar in Goregaon saying Total barbaad this timeFloodwaters completely cover the tracks between Kurla and Sion PicPradeep DhivarWaterlogging at new locationsWestern Railway officials said that there was waterlogging at some new locations apart from the regular ones It included the stretches from Grant Road to Charni Road Lower Parel to Prabhadevi Mahalaxmi to Mumbai Central Dadar to Matunga and Matunga to Mahim Around 445 pm WR suburban special services were fully restored between Churchgate and Bandra on the slow corridorCentral Railway officials said while suburban services were badly affected outstation were rescheduled and shortterminated Due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging in SionKurla and ChunabhattiKurla traffic was suspended on the CSMTThane and CSMTVashi sections a spokesperson saidStranded commuters desperately try to get into a train that arrives after a long time at Borivli railway station PicSatej ShindeBEST public relations officer Manoj Varade said 30 buses were stuck due to waterlogging Officials said that over 100 routes had to be diverted and many were cancelledRain and high tide togetherThe reason for water logging is 83 per cent of the total rainfall of September happened in 16 hours said Iqbal Singh Chahal municipal commissioner Many parts of the city received more than 200 mm rain The water built up and high tide coincided said P Velarasu additional commissioner of the BMCModerate rain todayAs per the IMD Santacruz received 2864 mm rain in the 24 hours ending 830 am on Wednesday More than 300 mm rainfall was seen in September 1981 1991 and 2017 The IMD forecast for Mumbai is light to moderate rain on ThursdayKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and a complete guide from food to things to do and events across Mumbai Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news