Mumbai. More rain is expected in Mumbai on Thursday. Due to this, the authorities have announced the closure of schools and colleges as a precaution. At least four people have died in torrential rain in Mumbai so far. Sudden rain in Mumbai on Wednesday surprised millions of people. Due to the rain, passengers rushing to go home during the evening rush hour got stuck. During this, three people including 45-year-old woman Vimal A. Gaikwad died after drowning in an open drain in Andheri East MIDC area. At the same time, another woman died due to drowning near Zenith Waterfall in Khopoli area of Raigad. Heavy rains caused floods in large parts of Mumbai, Thane, Pune. At the same time, lakhs of passengers rushing to go home during the evening rush hour got stuck, causing huge chaos. Businessman Sandeep Vishwambhar was going from Taloja to Powai.
He got stuck in a traffic jam on the way and it took him about 4-5 hours to complete that journey. While it usually takes him an hour to complete his journey. Rajesh Shah, a stock market consultant, said that he somehow reached home from Sion to Borivali in five hours after dealing with waterlogged roads and heavy traffic jam. Usually it takes an hour to reach Borivali. Heavy rains lashed parts of eastern Mumbai. Mankhurd received 275 mm, Powai 260 mm, Vikhroli 230 mm and many other areas received more than 150 mm and more than 200 mm of rain till this morning. The BMC said that heavy rains were recorded in Mumbai in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Thursday. Mumbai city received 117.18 mm; eastern suburbs 170.58 mm; and western suburbs 108.75 mm of rain. According to media reports, Mumbai has been put on orange alert for today (Thursday).