Mumbai Rains: 8 injured after 3 cars collide on Andheri flyover due to low visibility

At least 8 people got injured after 3 cars collided with each other on Andheri flyover due to low visibility following heavy rainfall in Mumbai. Following heavy rains, BMC has issued traffic advisory and high tide alert due to submerged roads and waterlogged tracks. IMD has predicted that heavy rains will lash several parts of the city on 24 July.

Mumbai: Following a heavy downpour, 8 people sustained injuries after three cars collided with each other on Andheri flyover due to low visibility following heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Wednesday morning. The injured were rushed to the local hospital.

Heavy rains continued to lash Maharashtra's capital city Mumbai, bringing normal life to a grinding halt in last 12 hours. People woke up to submerged roads and waterlogged tracks as heavy rainfall lashed the city on Tuesday night. BMC issued traffic advisory maintaining that the city will witness a high tide at 4.24 pm on Wednesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rain in the city on Wednesday as well. Around 51 mm of rain was recorded in just a span of three hours till 5:30 am on Wednesday, almost five times the average rainfall recorded in a day in Mumbai.

Daily commuters are facing huge trouble as railway tracks are submerged in several areas like Sion station, Matunga station, Shiv station of Central Railway and Chembur Railway Station at Harbor Railway.

• Weather Forecast by I.M.D at 02:00 Hours - INTERMITTENT RAIN /SHOWERS WITH HEAVY FALLS DURING NIGHT IN CITY AND SUBURBS .@IMDWeather #Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/TjcBkEvA83

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  Weather Forecast by I.M.D at 02:00 Hours - INTERMITTENT RAIN /SHOWERS WITH HEAVY FALLS DURING NIGHT IN CITY AND SUBURBS .@IMDWeather #Monsoon2019 #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRains #SafeMonsoon pic.twitter.com/TjcBkEvA83

  — माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) July 23, 2019

Meanwhile, traffic has also been diverted due to waterlogged roads in several parts of the city including Hindmata and Kings Circle.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also tweeted IMD's weather forecast that intermittent/heavy rain is expected in the city and suburbs.

Read:| IMD issues heavy rainfall forecast for Mumbai on July 24, 25