Mumbai Train Services Disrupted: Heavy Rains Cause Waterlogging Chaos, Watch
Colaba area, which includes landmarks such as the Gateway of India, reported its heaviest single-day rainfall in August in 46 years on Wednesday, when rains and cyclonic winds reaching speeds of up to 107kmph hit the city, disrupting suburban train and bus services and throwing normal life out of gear. All offices, barring essential services, remained shut.
Wednesday’s rainfall was the highest that Mumbai›s posh Colaba area has received in the month of August since 1974. The area recorded 331.8mm rainfall in 24 hours starting 8.30am Wednesday. Upscale areas such as Peddar Road received unusually heavy rainfall resulting in a landslide after the retaining wall collapsed. Almost 50 trees fell on a section of this road, called the NS Patkar Road.
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