LIVE updates on the Mumbai rain: Raigad landslip results in 16 fatalities and 21 rescues; NDRF suspends operations for the day.

Published on

Advertisement

Over 100 local trains were canceled on Wednesday as a result of the intense downpour that pounded sections of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and surrounding districts. In Raigad, where a landslip occurred late on Wednesday night and confined over a dozen people, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert.

To proclaim a vacation for educational institutions, the Maharashtra education department gave instructions to its representatives in Thane, Palghar, and Raigad. This choice was made at the same time as the state government declared a holiday for all schools on Thursday in four districts, including Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar, as a result of a warning for heavy rain in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde went to the Disaster Management Department at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters to inspect the situation after the severe rains battered the city and its environs.

The Colaba and Santacruz observatories, which serve as indicators for the island city and its environs, reported 98.4 mm and 52.8 mm of rainfall, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Latest articles

Army Seals Orchard Escape Routes After Cameras Spot Two Lashkar Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir

Security forces have intensified anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir after surveillance cameras reportedly...

Another Blow to Mamata Banerjee as Trinamool Bengal Chief Resigns, Meets Rebel Leaders

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been hit by another political setback after a...

US Alerts Iran Over Alleged Israeli Plot Targeting Key Ceasefire Negotiators

US Warning Raises Fresh Concerns Over Middle East Peace Efforts A new report claiming that...

Alpha Review :Sleek Surfaces, Hollow Depths of YRF Spy Universe

A Feature on YRF’s First Female-Led Spy Universe FilmIntroduction: The Promise of a Franchise...
Advertisement
Advertisement