Six Dead, Pune Flooded, Mumbai Airport Chaos As Rains Batter Maharashtra
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Mumbai Rain Live Updates: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited several flood-affected areas and also met senior police officials to review and coordinate rescue and relief efforts.
Four people have died - three were electrocuted - in Pune, two drowned after falling into Thane's Barvi Dam, and a red alert has been declared for Mumbai and Palghar after heavy rainfall, overnight and this morning, battered the three cities and other parts of Maharashtra Thursday. VIDEO | High tides were seen in sea at Marine Drive in Mumbai this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/RIxHqsuyi4 #WATCH | Pune: The fire department rescued 70 stranded people from the Nimbjanagar area of Pune city earlier today, as the city received heavy rainfall.Visuals Source: Pune Fire Department pic.twitter.com/NLxZmLEnSV VIDEO | After the sudden rise of water in Pavana river flowing through Pimpri Chinchwad city, the only bridge over Pavana river near Birla Hospital has been completely closed for traffic as water has started flowing over it. The Pimpri Chinchwad Traffic Police Department has… pic.twitter.com/72KR1KqaKa बदलापूर शहराला पुराचा धोका, उल्हास नदीच्या पाणीपातळी प्रचंड वाढhttps://t.co/ARvHS3XOQ0#HeavyRainfall#badlapur#ndtvmarathi
The observatory in Mumbai's Santacruz has recorded over 1,500 mm of rain so far this month, making it the second wettest July in the city's history. The city groaned under 1,771 mm last July.
The city 122.1 mm (between Santacruz and Colaba) between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm today.
