Mumbai Rains: Heavy Showers Pound Maximum City, Schools To Run Normally As IMD Declares 'Red Alert'

On Thursday, the Mumbai Police issued an advisory urging residents to stay indoors unless essential on Friday, due to an IMD "red alert" predicting extremely heavy rainfall and thunderstorms throughout the day.

The advisory highlighted the potential for traffic congestion, waterlogging, and public travel disruptions due to the downpour. They asked residents to dial 100 in case of any emergencies.

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However, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that all schools and colleges in its area would operate normally on Friday.

They stated, "The weather and rainfall in Mumbai are normal at present, allowing life in the metropolitan city to proceed smoothly. As a result, all schools and colleges in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area will remain open on a regular basis tomorrow, Friday, 26th July 2024."

The BMC also requested parents to rely only on official information, reported Hindustan Times.

"Parents are humbly requested not to believe any other information or rumors regarding school and college holidays and to rely only on official information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation."

Meanwhile, the city has already faced disruptions due to rain, with nearly a dozen flights canceled and 10 diverted to nearby areas.

Local train services were delayed due to waterlogging on tracks and stations.

In the last 24 hours till 8:30 am on Thursday, Mumbai recorded 44 mm of rainfall in the city, 90 mm in the eastern suburbs, and 89 mm in the western suburbs.

Rainwater seeped into homes and caused severe traffic congestion due to flooded streets.