Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds gusting up to 107 kmph battered parts of Mumbai, Thane and Palghar areas in Maharashtra on Wednesday, disrupting public transport due to water-logging on rail tracks and roads. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that heavy rains will continue to lash Mumbai and neighbouring areas until Thursday morning.
The weather agency had issued a red warning for Mumbai and neighbouring areas, including Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik. While the red alert for Mumbai was for Wednesday, Thane, Pune, and Nashik districts were issued warnings for Wednesday and Thursday.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asked people to stay indoors and venture out only for essential work. He took stock of the situation and asked the BMC to coordinate with the police and railway authorities, health machinery and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to ensure that citizens do not face any hardships. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with CM Thackeray about the prevailing situation in Mumbai and surrounding areas and assured all possible support, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
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