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Torrential monsoon rains lashed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and its neighbouring areas, flooding streets, rail tracks and crippling life in the city.
The downpour – the highest of the season so far in a day – caused traffic jams as many roads and streets were flooded and people were seen wading through knee-deep water.
Vehicles on several roads were seen crawling because of heavy rains and low visibility and potholes compounded the problem. Several schools declared holiday and many office-goers too decided to stay at home.
Suburban trains were running late by five to 15 minutes due to water-logging on rail tracks in some places. According to a Western Railway official, movement of trains on some tracks, which got submerged, had to be stopped but services continued on other tracks with restricted speed.
There was also heavy water-logging in the central areas of Kurla, Sion and Dadar.
Mira Road (in adjoining Thane district), and Nallasopara and Vasai (in Palghar district) were largely affected due to the heavy showers.
Trains under Central Railway were moving slow, but no trains were cancelled, an official said. Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses were slightly delayed, but no service was cancelled or suspended, a BEST spokesperson said.
The city's neighbouring areas got even more rains leaving roads submerged.
Visibility at the Mumbai airport was "not very good" but flights were operating according to schedule, an MeT official said, adding that no warning has been issued for the aviation sector so far.
(With inputs from PTI)
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