A part of a bridge on the Ulhas river washed away on early hours of Sunday. (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)
Mumbai Rains Live News Updates: A part of a bridge on the Ulhas river linking Murbad to Kalyan in Maharashtra’s Thane district got washed away in the early hours of Sunday due to heavy rains. Stretches of the road were damaged as well, affecting traffic on the highway linking Mumbai to Ahmedabad in neighbouring Gujarat. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar, Raigad for Sunday.
Over the last 24 hours, Mumbai’s adjoining areas have recorded very heavy rainfall. Thane received 160 mm rainfall, Kalyan recorded 231 mm, Murbad and Karjat recorded 332 and 300 mm respectively. In Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Bhiwandi and Shahpur, rainfall received was 296 mm, 280 mm, 185 mm and 195 mm respectively.
A part of a bridge on the Ulhas river in Thane got washed away on Sunday due to heavy rains.
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On Saturday, railway lines were affected due to waterlogging. NDRF personnel were called in after five trains were stuck in rainwater near Mumbai but the water receded and the trains resumed their journeys before the teams reached the spot. Separately, more than 200 NDRF personnel were rushed to Badlapur near Mumbai, where the Mahalaxmi Express was stranded after heavy rains flooded the tracks.
(With inputs from ENS in Mumbai, Pune)
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Badlapur: In this handout photo provided by the Indian Navy, passengers are being rescued from the marroned Mahalaxmi Express train in Badlapur, Saturday, July 27, 2019. Rescuers safely evacuated all 700 passengers from a train after it got stuck in monsoon floodwaters between two stations near Mumbai. (PTI Photo)
The Met department has forecast "extremely heavy rainfall" on Monday at isolated places in Raigad district neighbouring Mumbai and "heavy to very heavy rainfall" at few places in Mumbai city and suburban districts.
The districts where high-intensity showers are predicted on Monday are Pune, Kolhapur, Satara and Nashik, and those with forecast of heavy rains are Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Dhule, Aurangabad, Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad and Jalna.
Dark clouds hover over Mumbai city as seen from Mahim causeway on Sunday.
(Express photo: Nirmal Harindran)
Heavy rains over the past four days in Nashik region had led to water in Gangapur Dam reaching 74 per cent of storage capacity, news agency PTI reported.
The dam has a total capacity of 5,630 million cubic feet (MCFT). Residents along the banks of Godavari river have been alerted that water from Gangapur Dam could be released any time now into the river.
"Bhavali Dam is 100 per cent full and we have had to release 1,218 cusec of water to maintain the level," an official was quoted as saying by the news agency.
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A part of a vacant four-storeyed building collapsed in the early hours of Sunday in Byculla area of south Mumbai, injuring a teenager, news agency PTI reported.
Noor Mohammed Alishkar (17) was trapped in the debris when a portion of Nand Vilas building on Maulana Shaukat Ali Road, near JJ Hospital, caved in, the official said.
"He was rescued by the fire brigade. Alishkar is a daily wage labourer and was part of the team demolishing the building. He has been admitted in JJ Hospital. His condition is stable," an official was quoted as saying by the news agency.
Murbad Tehsildar Amol Kadam told PTI that a part of a bridge on the Ulhas river in Rayta village got washed away and stretches of the road were damaged in heavy rains, in the process affecting traffic on the highway linking Mumbai to Ahmedabad in neighbouring Gujarat.
"Traffic on the route has been suspended till further orders. The Ulhas river has been overflowing since the past two days and has caused flooding in Badlapur, Titwala and Kalyan," he said.
Kadam informed that 370 houses have got submerged in the floods, and rescue teams working overnight shifted families to higher places.
(PTI)
A part of a bridge on the Ulhas river linking Murbad to Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district got washed away in the early hours of Sunday due to heavy rains. Stretches of the road were damaged as well, affecting traffic on the highway linking Mumbai to Ahmedabad in neighbouring Gujarat.
On Saturday, over 1,000 people were rescued by NDRF, Army, Navy, Air Force and Railway teams after floods caused by the Ulhas river breaching its banks led to the marooning of the Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express in Vangani near Badlapur in the district.
Rayta bridge over Ulhar river caved in today due to heavy flow of the river. The river witnessed a surge in water level due to heavy rains this weekend. (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)
The Indian Meteorological Department )IMD) had predicted intermittent rain/showers with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places likely in Mumbai and suburbs.
The IMD issued a warning to fishermen on the Maharashtra coast while advising them not to venture into the sea for the next two days.
According to Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), 11 flights — seven departures and four arrivals — were cancelled during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
Even as several districts of Maharashtra reeled under the impact of heavy rainfall on Sunday, around 1000 passengers on board Mahalaxmi Express had a harrowing time after the train was stranded on the tracks due to flash floods in Thane. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for tomorrow, signifying further heavy spells of rain in the state. The Indian Air Force also airlifted over 120 people stuck in different parts of Thane district due to flash floods while a 30-year-old labourer died after he suffered electric shock in Kalwa. Read more
Education minister Vinod Tawde announced extension for students seeking admissions to engineering and pharmacy courses. The students were supposed to report for the process on Saturday. Now, the reporting for Central Admission Process round two for engineering courses has been extended to July 29, Monday. For pharmacy, online filling of CAP round three option form has been extended to July 28 and reporting date for PG Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Technology has now been extended to July 29. "We usually have outstation students coming for admissions, and after receiving reports of students stuck up due to incessant rains, we decided to extend the process," said an official from the department of technical education.
Raigad's Pali-Khopoli road has been shut as the bridge submerged in water
Nine people, who were stranded on a rooftop of a building in Kalyan, were rescued by Indian Air Force helicopter.
A Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson said that even after such heavy downpour, flight operations at the airport continued throughout, although with some delay. Speaking of the leakage in the ceiling of Terminal 2, the spokesperson said it was basically due to dislocation of rainwater pipeline joint and the issue was addressed in no time, adding that the required action was taken to clear the water without disturbing the passengers.
A wall of a building in Kalyan's Tilak Nagar collapsed Saturday. The residents rushed out of their homes. No casualties have been reported.
(Express photos by Narendra Vaskar)
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Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs said that HM Amit Shah monitored the whole Mahalaxmi Express rescue operation himself. He also expressed gratitude to Railway officer and Defence officials.
The Indian Air Force Saturday launched a rescue operation to airlift more than 100 people stuck in different areas of Thane due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, an official said. While at least 70 people are stranded on the terrace of a petrol pump in Badlapur, around 65 km from Mumbai, another 45 people are stuck at a private resort in Shahad, 46 km away, the state disaster control room official said. "A rescue operation has been launched with the help of the Indian Air Force after we received a call at 11am requesting airlift from the terrace of the petrol pump," the official said. Personnel of National Disaster Response Force, local police, fire brigade, and disaster management force are also engaged in the rescue operations, he added. (PTI)
(Express photos by Deepak Joshi)
People make their way through chest-deep rainwater in Thane. Several areas have been flooded because of heavy rains in the state.
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The Mumbai-Goa national highway has been shut for normal traffic since Saturday morning due to flooding in Jagbudi river following heavy rains in the state, police said. A flood-like situation has been triggered in Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri districts. An official said river water gushed onto the highway in Ratnagiri this morning, news agency PTI reported. Disaster Response Force teams and police teams have been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident, the official added. (PTI)
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Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the rescue teams for safely evacuating all the stranded passengers aboard the Mahalaxmi Express.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis thanks the teams of NDRF, Army, Navy, and Indian Railways for assisting in the rescue operations of the Mahalaxmi Express.
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Mahalaxmi Express: All passengers have been rescued and evacuated safely, says Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer. A Thane Collector Office spokesperson said, "All evacuated passengers have been brought to Sahyadri Mangal Karyalaya in Badlapur East where they are undergoing medical checkups. After that, food will be given to them and they shall be brought to Kalyan to send them back to Mumbai or to wherever they have to go."
IMD issues a red alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar, Raigad for Sunday. The weather department also forecasts extremely heavy rains at isolated places for Sunday.
Three trains short terminated, 2 trains cancelled, & 9 trains diverted due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging on Mumbai Division of Central Railway. Issuing a statement on the rescue efforts of stranded Mahalaxmi Express passengers, Minister of State (MoS) Suresh Angadi said, "A probe into the incident of Mahalaxmi train being stranded will be initiated. We will take a report on it from the authorities on Monday."
(Source: Indian Navy)
Navy and Air Force helicopters have returned owing to poor weather conditions in the area. Ambulances with 37 doctors including a gynaecologist deployed for an emergency. Necessary arrangements like food, water etc made at Sahyadri Mangal Karayalay. 14 buses, three tempos have been arranged for further movement of the evacuated passengers.
India Meteorological Department (IMD): Raigad, Thane, Palghar and some of parts of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra to witness scattered heavy rainfall, and extra heavy rainfall at isolated places, today and tomorrow.
There have been 11 flight cancellations at Mumbai airport since morning, however, authorities claim that operations are normal now. Meanwhile, passengers have been evacuated to a safe place and are taken to Badlapur for the onward journey in a special relief train.
Evacuations of Motha gaon and Devichapada villages is underway as water from Ulhas river washes into villages. Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation's disaster unit is helping in evacuating people to safer areas. Meanwhile, 500 people have been rescued from the stranded Mahalaxmi Express at Wangani.
After continuous downpour in Mumbai, a part of a building collapsed in Kalyan which has injured one person and he has been rushed to a nearby hospital. Few hours ago, 350 people from Kalyan's Waldhuni area were evacuated to a transit camp nearby as water entered houses located on the first floor.
Out of nine pregnant women who are aboard the Mahalaxmi express train, a lady passenger identified as Reshma Tilak Kamble from D1 coach of the Mahalaxmi Express experiences labour pain. Meanwhile, Central Railway is likely to take help of waterproof engine to remove the train from Wangani.
As relief work is underway, "Up till now, 220 passengers of Mahalaxmi express have been rescued," informs Sr. PRO Central Railway. The train has been stuck between Badlapur and Vangani station since early this morning. IAF, NDRF and Army is coordinating the rescue operations.
"Two columns of Army along with 130 trained staff, food packages, water and rescue material have been deployed to the spot where Mahalaxmi Express has been held up since morning due to waterlogging on tracks. Two more columns are also being deployed and Airforce is conducting an aerial survey in the area," Maharashtra Mantralaya Control Room tweeted. Internet services are affected in Kalyan and Badlapur and completely disrupted in Titwala.
Due to incessant rain, there is no electricity or water supply in Kalyan-Dombivali, Badlapur and areas beyond Titwala. Nearly 350 people have been evacuated from Kalyan's Waldhuni area to a transit camp as water started entering houses located on the first floor. There has been no electricity supply in parts of Navi Mumbai as well. Taloja area has been in the dark for the past 14 hours due to the heavy downpour.
"Our request to passengers of Mahalaxmi Express, please don't get down from train. Train is the safe place. Staff, RPF and City Police is in train to look after your well being. Please wait for advice from NDRF and other disaster management authorities," Central Railway tweeted.
Meanwhile, NDRF already deployed 8 boats to the rescue spot at Wangani where the train has been held up due to waterlogged railway tracks. Following incessant rains over the last 24 hours in Mumbai and adjoining areas, a request was received from Central Railways early morning today to evacuate 700 passengers on the Mumbai-Kolhapur train.
NDRF officials said they were coordinating with the authorities of the Indian Air Force for making a chopper available for rescue operations in Mumbai. The IAF chopper will be pressed into action from the Santacruz air base, an NDRF official said told Express. The rescue agency has also been called for search and rescue operation in the wake of two separate drowning incidents of one person each at Maval in Pune and in Sindhudurg district. One small team from Sudumbare base of the 5th Battalion of the NDRF has been sent to Maval while one team stationed in Ratnagiri has been moved to Sindhudurg.
Mahalaxmi Express (17411) which runs between Mumbai and Kolhapur is held up between Badlapur and Wangani with nearly 700 passengers, railway official said. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed boats and choppers for rescue efforts after RPF and Mumbai police officials assured passengers of their safety, said DRM Central Railways
The IMD said in a statement issued this morning: “Intermittent rain with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places in the city and suburbs. The Colaba Observatory recorded 90 mm rainfall whereas, Santacruz observatory recorded 219 mm rainfall."
At least seventeen inbound flights were cancelled and 8-9 had to do 'go-around' before they were diverted at Mumbai Airport, the airport authorities said last evening.