This Article is From Jun 16, 2013

Heavy rains lash Mumbai; local train services affected

Heavy rains lash Mumbai; local train services affected
Mumbai: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and the adjoining Thane district today, causing water-logging in several parts of the city and the suburbs. It has also affected the city's crucial suburban train services on the central line as the tracks were flooded.

Suburban train services along Dadar-Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on the central line were suspended due to water logging at Masjid, Sandhurst Road and Byculla stations this morning. The Services resumed in the afternoon after the rains subsided.

Services on the CST-Kurla harbour line, too, were suspended since morning due to the rains.

But the disruption of services did not cause too many problems as Mumbaikars preferred to stay indoors over the weekend due to the heavy downpour since yesterday.

Water logging was reported in the low-lying areas of the city and the suburbs. Till 11.30 am, Colaba had recorded 122.4-mm rainfall while Santacruz received 35-mm.

However, flight operations at the domestic and international airports were reported to be normal.
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