Maximum city brings maximum pain as heavy rain drowns Mumbai

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is on high alert in the state due to the prevailing situation.

Mumbai

: Chaos prevailed in Mumbai on Friday as incessant rains lashed the city and areas around it, with choked road, cancelled trains, waterlogged streets causing a nightmare for many.

All arterial roads in Mumbai, from north to south and east to west, were jammed with traffic since morning.

The heavy downpour also led to waterlogging in many areas of the eastern and western suburbs. There were fears that high tide could worsen the situation.

Local train services were also affected and while some trains on the Central line were cancelled in the morning, most of them were running hours behind their schedule. The Western Line services were not disrupted as much. Flights too were delayed.

Local buses were, however, running and the administration pushed in a few more to help commuters.

The Met Department had alerted Thane and Navi Mumbai municipal corporations on Thursday about heavy rains for the next 48 hours.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is also on high alert in the state due to the prevailing situation.