Incessant rain in India’s financial capital Mumbai has flooded the low-lying areas, severely impacting the local train services and prompting the diversion of over 14 incoming flights.As many as four persons have died in rain-related incidents. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the city and its surrounding districts—Thane, Palghar, and Raigad— for Thursday.

With the relentless downpour continuing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared a holiday for all schools and colleges today. The Mumbai Police have also urged residents to remain indoors as much as possible for safety.

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The heavy rain caused a landslide on the Mumbra bypass in Thane around 9:30 p.m. on September 25, resulting in a traffic jam that lasted over three hours.

At the Mumbai airport, strong winds and heavy rain forced the diversion of 14 incoming flights, while several trains were delayed or halted, causing widespread disruption.

The IMD has predicted that isolated heavy showers are expected to continue in the region until September 27.

Traffic snarls in Mumbai

According to the traffic police, both the northbound and southbound lanes between Bandra and Goregaon on the Western Express Highway were heavily impacted due to waterlogging. The Mumbai Traffic Police, in an X post, stated that due to waterlogging of up to two-and-a-half feet in the Andheri subway, vehicles had to be diverted to S V Road. Traffic congestion was also reported on the Eastern Express Highway near Chedda Nagar in Ghatkopar, as well as in Matunga, Bandra on S V Road, Oshiwara, Jogeshwari, and Malad.

“Traffic is slow due to rain at Bhatia Bagh, CST Junction, BMC Road, GPO, Avtar Singh Bedi,” the Mumbai traffic police posted on X.

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Train services on the Central, Western, and Harbour lines have resumed, but delays may still occur.