Photographs: Sahil Salvi
Mumbai once again witnessed heavy rains on Tuesday, resulting in heavy traffic jams in many parts of the city. Train services have also been affected by the consistent rainfall. The rains have been lashing the city since early Tuesday morning.
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PHOTOS: Heavy rains lash Mumbai; hit rail, road traffic
Image: The traffic jam near the Hindmata chowk in central MumbaiPhotographs: Sahil Salvi
Incessant rains have lashed Mumbai, western Maharashtra and Vidarbha since the wee hours of Tuesday.
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PHOTOS: Heavy rains lash Mumbai; hit rail, road traffic
Image: People rush to safety as waves lash the Marine Drive promenadePhotographs: Sahil Salvi
Areas such as the Mahim Church area, Milan subway, Juhu, Kurla, Matunga, Versova, Santa Cruz, have been reported waterlogged.
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PHOTOS: Heavy rains lash Mumbai; hit rail, road traffic
Image: A car wades through a waterlogged road near the Hindmata chowk chowjkPhotographs: Sahil Salvi
According to the MeT department, the rains may continue intermittently for the next 48 hours.
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PHOTOS: Heavy rains lash Mumbai; hit rail, road traffic
Image: Traffic moves slowly at the Hindmata chowk in central MumbaiPhotographs: Sahil Salvi
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has said that it will take four hours for the high tide water to recede.
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PHOTOS: Heavy rains lash Mumbai; hit rail, road traffic
Image: Commuters wade through a waterlogged road in central MumbaiPhotographs: Sahil Salvi
Commuters have been facing a harrowing time as the frequency of buses and trains reduced.
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PHOTOS: Heavy rains lash Mumbai; hit rail, road traffic
Image: Commuters wade through the waterlogged Hindmata chowkPhotographs: Sahil Salvi
Pedestrians were taking shelter under road and over-bridges, creating traffic bottlenecks.
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PHOTOS: Heavy rains lash Mumbai; hit rail, road traffic
Image: Commuters wade through knee-deep water at Hindmata chowkPhotographs: Sahil Salvi
Very heavy rainfall has also been reported from Raigarh and Thane.
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PHOTOS: Heavy rains lash Mumbai; hit rail, road traffic
Image: Commuters walk through the waterlogged railway tracks at the Kurla harbour line.Photographs: Sahil Salvi
The MeT department has asked people to ignore any SMS warnings of floods in Mumbai, saying that those are being circulated by rumour-mongers.
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