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Mumbai Rain: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange to red alerts for Mumbai and its suburban regions and has alerted of heavy rain and gusty winds in the next three to four hours. The city has been witnessing heavy rains for almost a week now leading to waterlogging in multiple areas causing traffic snarls. Low-lying areas in Dadar, Parel, Kurla were affected on Sunday and Monday. The showers affected both the train and flight schedules. From 8 am on May 25 to 8 am on May 26, the city recorded 58 mm of rainfall, 19 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 15 mm in the western suburbs. 

IMD has put Santacruz,  Chembur, Powai, Mulund, Chembur, Worli, Borivali, Colaba, and Alibag on red alert for Monday. A red alert has also been issued for Raigad. Navi Mumbai, Kalyan and Thane are placed under orange alert. Thane and Palghar districts have also been issued orange alerts.

The IMD posted on social media platform X that Mumbai and suburban areas would continue to experience light to moderate rainfall for the next 3-4 hours. 

“Orange to red colour warnings for moderate to heavy spells of rainfall with moderate thunderstorms with squally winds 50-60 kmph issued for Mumbai and suburban areas during the next 3 hours," the IMD stated. 

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“Due to bad weather (heavy rain) in Mumbai (BOM), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via http://spicejet.com/#status," SpiceJet said on X.

Air India also issued an advisory. It stated, "Rain and thunderstorms are impacting flight operations in Mumbai. To ensure a smooth travel experience, we encourage our passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport."

The non-stop rains also led to severe waterlogging on railway tracks, triggering delays in the services of local trains.

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Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has alerted over 3,162 people residing in a total of 96 old buildings in Mumbai that are in ‘extremely dangerous’ condition and could collapse during heavy rain during the peak monsoon period in the city. The buildings listed by MHADA are mainly located in South and Central Mumbai areas. MHADA has asked the residents and tenants to vacate the buildings immediately for safety purposes.