Heavy rain hits life in Mumbai again
Over 800 evacuated to safety
05/08/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,MUMBAI
Over 800 evacuated to safety
05/08/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,MUMBAI
Closed line: The tracks at the Chunabhatti station in Mumbai went under water on Sunday. PTIPTI
Heavy rain in and adjoining regions disrupted life for the second consecutive day on Sunday, throwing train services off the track, disrupting air traffic and causing power outages in neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts.
Mumbai received 204 mm until Sunday morning, less than its neighbouring towns of Thane and Virar, but the third highest 24-hour August rainfall in a decade. This also marked the completion of total ‘normal’ rainfall for the season, with 2374.2 mm above the average seasonal rainfall of 2317.1 mm received between June and September.
Two electrocuted
Two persons died of electrocution in Santacruz and one was reported missing, feared drowned in Dharavi. A man in his mid-thirties was also feared to have drowned in the Phoolpada dam in Palghar district.
Over 400 people residing along Mithi river were moved to safety, while another 400 people were evacuated in Palghar district. Power supply was cut off in many areas of Thane and Palghar districts, besides many areas in Mumbai, as substations went under water.
Earlier in the day, teams of the Navy, the Air Force and the Army were requisitioned by the State government to rescue those stranded in Thane and Palghar. An IAF Mi-7 helicopter evacuated 58 people, including 16 children, and brought them to the Air Force Station at Thane. Two columns of the Army, consisting of 120 personnel, were sent to Thane district.
Heavy rain in and adjoining regions disrupted life for the second consecutive day on Sunday, throwing train services off the track, disrupting air traffic and causing power outages in neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts.
Mumbai received 204 mm until Sunday morning, less than its neighbouring towns of Thane and Virar, but the third highest 24-hour August rainfall in a decade. This also marked the completion of total ‘normal’ rainfall for the season, with 2374.2 mm above the average seasonal rainfall of 2317.1 mm received between June and September.
Two electrocuted
Two persons died of electrocution in Santacruz and one was reported missing, feared drowned in Dharavi. A man in his mid-thirties was also feared to have drowned in the Phoolpada dam in Palghar district.
Over 400 people residing along Mithi river were moved to safety, while another 400 people were evacuated in Palghar district. Power supply was cut off in many areas of Thane and Palghar districts, besides many areas in Mumbai, as substations went under water.
Earlier in the day, teams of the Navy, the Air Force and the Army were requisitioned by the State government to rescue those stranded in Thane and Palghar. An IAF Mi-7 helicopter evacuated 58 people, including 16 children, and brought them to the Air Force Station at Thane. Two columns of the Army, consisting of 120 personnel, were sent to Thane district.
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