More heavy rains are likely in isolated parts of Mumbai, Thane and Palghar. IMD has issued a red alert for these areas in Maharashtra.
Fire team rescued several people stranded in different parts of Navi Mumbai due to heavy rainfall. Kharghar fire station received calls from many people seeking help and rescued 120 people, out of which 78 were women.
More than 33 people lost their lives in Mumbai as India’s financial capital witnessed heavy downpour.
BMC said it is working round the clock to bring relief to the residents affected by waterlogging.
The civic body has also advised citizens to boil drinking water as the water purification facility at Bhandup was flooded and had to be shut down
Earlier, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray chaired a high-level meeting and directed officials to stay alert and react quickly to any adverse events caused by rains.
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