Till Wednesday, Mumbai recorded a total of 1,557.8 mm of rainfall making it the wettest July in the history of the city
Mumbai is on red alert till July 27 due to extreme rainfall in the city as several areas received more than 100 mm of rainfall in 12 hours till 8 pm on the 26th. Till Wednesday, Mumbai recorded a total of 1,557.8 mm of rainfall making it the wettest July in the history of the city.
In 2005, the city received 944 mm of rainfall in a single day on July 26 leading to a deluge where 1,000 people died and the total recorded rainfall was 1,454.5 mm.
Amid heavy rainfall, two of Mumbai lakes, Vihar and Tansa surpassed their maximum capacity on Wednesday. The collective water capacity of a total of seven lakes in Mumbai was filled by 61.58 per cent on Thursday.
Despite this, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said the 10 per cent water cut will continue because these lakes supply water to the city.
Last year, at the same time, the water levels stood at 89 per cent. Aam Aadmi Party’s state joint secretary, Aditya Paul shared a video of Veera Desai Road where half of the road can be seen flooded with water.
Despite extreme rainfall, local trains are running on time in Mumbai. Amid heavy rainfall, several parts of Nagpur city witnessed waterlogging on Wednesday and Thursday. The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in the city till the end of the month.
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