Heavy Rain, Waterlogging In Mumbai As Monsoon Advances In Maharashtra

Waterlogging has been reported from several low-lying areas in Mumbai, including the Gandhi Market area of King Circle, from Sion and the Milan subway in Vile Parle

The southwest monsoon reached Mumbai early Wednesday morning - a day ahead of schedule - with heavy rainfall over the city and nearby suburban areas leading to flooded roads and subways. "It's monsoon arrival in Mumbai today," Dr Jayanta Sarkar, chief of the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai office, was quoted by news agency PTI. The rains are moving faster than expected, having reached Kerala June 3. Earlier it used to hit Mumbai around June 10. 77 mm of rain fell in Colaba and 59.6 mm fell in Santacruz in a 24 hour period ending 8.30 am. Over the same period, Belapur in Navi Mumbai recorded 168 mm of rain (with 152 mm in the past six hours), Chembur and Mumbai Central recorded 125 mm and 112 mm, respectively.