<span style="color: #222222;">The rain has taken a breather in Mumbai and its suburbs in the last two hours, bringing some relief. However, skies remain heavily overcast and routine life still remains affected. Rail services are still not fully operational while traffic on roads is slow due to waterlogging in Andheri, Bandra, Sion, Kurla, Malad and many other low lying areas.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Earlier today at least 58 people stranded in Ju-Nandkhuri village in Thane district were rescued by Indian Air Force. A Mi 17 helicopter was used to evacuate stranded people which included 16 children. In Mumbai, at least 400 people living on the banks of Mithi River were shifted to a civic-run school as the river crossed danger mark earlier today. An has also been sounded for people living on the banks of Ulhas and Barvi River with the administration mulling to open partially Barvi Dam in case the rain does not subside.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, thousands of homes in Thane and Palghar districts were affected by a power outage after substations at Vasai, Kalyan and Badlapur areas were switched off, while transformers were also damaged due to waterlogging at many areas.<br />'' <br />'' The IMD has forecast widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy falls at isolated places for Konkan till tomorrow morning. According to IMD, winds over the Arabian Sea continue to be very strong at about 45-55 kmph.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The disaster management cell of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai is on while the state government has sought six more teams of the National Disaster Response Force to tackle incidents arising due to heavy rains. Assistance has also been sought from Army, Navy and other agencies to ensure routine life is brought back to normal at the earliest.&nbsp;</span>
News On AIR | August 4, 2019 9:04 PM
Rain takes a breather in Mumbai and its suburbs