July 15, 2020 9:35 PM

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IMD upgrades its warning to red in Mumbai and coastal Maharashtra

<span style="color: #222222;">In the wake of the heavy downpour in Mumbai and coastal Maharashtra, the India Meteorological Department has upgraded its warning to a red . </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a special bulletin on the city's rain, IMD has said that scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls are very likely to occur over Mumbai city, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts during the next 18 hours. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, heavy rains lashing the city since yesterday have resulted in Mumbai surpassing its average July rainfall. Mumbai has received 910.2 millimetres of rains in the first 15 days of the month as compared to the average rainfall of 841 millimeters for the month of July. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">So far, the city has also met 58 per cent of its seasonal rainfall target but the lakes supplying water to Mumbai have about 24 per cent stock, which is fifty per cent less as compared to last year. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a statement, Deputy Director-General, Western Region, IMD, Mr. KS Hosalikar said that Konkan is experiencing active monsoon under the influence of a low-level cyclonic circulation. With the city receiving over 250 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, water logging was reported from several areas amid the raging coronavirus disease outbreak. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Traffic movement was closed at Andheri subway and Khar subway; along with disruptions at Chandivali junction and Wadala freeway. Waterlogging was also reported in low-lying areas of Dadar, Hindmata, Mahim and Parel. Mumbai's civic body has asked citizens not to venture out of their homes unless absolutely necessary.</span><br />''  

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