Heavy rains, dust storm sweep Mumbai: Trees uprooted, train and airport services hit

Central railway services were largely affected due to the downpour.

Several pockets of Thane district received heavy showers. (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)

Trees were uprooted, train and airport services were hit as heavy rains and gusty winds swept Mumbai on Monday.

At least four people were killed and several injured after a hoarding collapsed in Ghatkopar’s Pant Nagar locality, officials said. Several people were also feared trapped under the hoarding, and an operation was underway to rescue them.

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A newly-constructed 14-storey metal parking lot too collapsed in Wadala east.

Rains, accompanied by thunderstorms and massive dust storms in isolated pockets, lashed the city with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a nowcast warning for the district. Central railway services were also largely affected.

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“Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the district of Mumbai during next 3-4 hours,” the weather department said.

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The IMD also upgraded its yellow alert for Thane and Satara which experienced heavy downpour. Several pockets of Thane districts such as Kalyan, Ambernath, Diva, Mumbra among others also received heavy showers while eastern suburbs of Mumbai experienced a light drizzle.

Power supply issues were also reported in Matunga, Dadar and Prabhadevi.

The weather bureau also stated the possibility of hail in isolated pockets

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