Bombai rains caused confusion, causing water and affecting local train services, stopping everyday life in the city. On Tuesday, there were at least 17 long trains from two of the two main railway terminals in the city, CHHhatApati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), transformed into Mumbai.
Which trains have been overwhelmed?
Trains scheduled for the following targets are now leaving for CSMT and LTT:
Six Rains Mumbai: IMD Problems Red Alert
The Indian Metrology Department issued a red warning on Tuesday, including the Bombay and Ghat Central Maharashtra regions, a warning of extremely heavy precipitation until August 20.
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The officials said PTI said that Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Palghar would be in force until Wednesday morning.
Hit Operation Airport in Mumbai; Flights were diverted
On Tuesday, operations at the International Airport in Chhatrapati, Mumbai Shivaji Maharaj, when the city beat heavy rain, causing many flights to be diverted, several others, news Wire PTI reported and quoted resources.
Six flights of Indigo Airlines and one of each of Spicejet and Air India was diverted to nearby airports, including Surrat, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad:
- Indigo 5194 Calcutta-Mumbai flight diverted to Ahmedabad
- Indigo 6814 Delhi-Mumbai diverted to Surrat
- Spicejet 014 Dubai-Mumbai diverted to Surrat
- Indigo 6289 Vadodara– Mumbai diverted to Surrat
- Indigo 6224 Guwahati-Mumbai diverted to Ahmedabad
- Indigo 5185 UDAIPUR-Mumbai diverted to Hyderabad
- Indigo 2189 BhubaneSwar-Surat diverted to Surrat
- Air India Aic676 Calcata-Mumbai diverted to Ahmedabad
Preventive measures were introduced after the rain, including low visibility procedures.
Social media floods the Internet with reactions
Social media has strongly responded to rain in Mumbai, which has caused confusion over the last few days. The user wrote: “For the first time in live memory, it turned out that the red weather warning was actually proven … correct… History was made. The weather department predicted the rain and the rain actually came. Somewhere in the distance laughed.”
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