Mumbai witnessed mini cloudbursts, says Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray

Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday said that Mumbai witnessed mini cloudbursts between 11pm on Saturday and 5 am on Sunday.

Aaditya Thackeray, Maharashtra minister and son of state's Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Sunday said that Mumbai saw mini cloudbursts in a short span of time as the city received heavy rainfall between 11 pm on Saturday and 4 am on Sunday. Last night Mumbai faced a weather system of extreme heavy rainfall accompanied by thundering and lightning, some parts crossing 200 mm of rain in a span of 3 hours. These were mini cloudbursts in a short span with full fury of nature. (1/n) pic.twitter.com/JYC21qAbIQ I visited the 3 locations of landslides where the sheer force of the rainwater and mud broke through retaining walls into homes. Relief work is going on and all necessary financial and medical assistance is being provided by the Govt of Maharashtra and BMC. pic.twitter.com/2ztQAmX2T2 Aaditya Thackeray tweeted, “Last night Mumbai faced a weather system of extreme heavy rainfall accompanied by thundering and lightning, some parts crossing 200 mm of rain in a span of 3 hours. These were mini cloudbursts in a short span with full fury of nature.”