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WATER WOES: Mumbaikars have been advised to stay indoors till 1700 hours today.

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Mumbai: Normal life was thrown completely out of gear in the megapolis following heavy rains over the past 24 hours. A disaster management team has swung into action to deal with the crisis and Army has been called out in many areas.

Mumbaikars have been advised to stay indoors till 1700 hours today. Mumbai city has recorded 146.8 mm rainfall while the suburbs received 174.1 mm rain in the past 24 hours, Met officials said. The Met office has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city and its suburbs in the next 48 hours.

Incessant rains since the past 24 hours have badly affected rail traffic on the Central, Western and Harbour Railway routes. Motorists faced a tough time due to water logging in low-lying areas like Sakinaka, Kurla, Hindmata, Parel, Byculla, Milan Subway and Andheri.

Here are the brief updates on the latest situation:

Mumbai Rain Havoc:

• City has recorded 146.8 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours
• Mumbaikars have been asked to stay indoors till 1700 hours today
• Slums in and around Dahisar completely submerged
• All highways blocked
• Disaster management team swings into action
• Army rushed to Khed and Chiplun
• Malad building caves in, no casualty
• Over 1700 people have been evacuated from Raigad and Ratnagiri
• Huge traffic jams in Matunga, Dadar and Andheri
• Fishermen advised not to go out to sea for next 24 hours
• Three cases of electrocution reported in Mumbai alone

Air Service Hit:

• Water logging at domestic airport
• All domestic flights in and out of Mumbai suspended
• 15 Mumbai-bound flights diverted to other cities
• There is a huge backlog of flights

Trains Cancelled:

• Central Railways trains completely stranded
• Most Western Railway trains are running late by over 30 to 35 minutes
• Western Express Highway which connects Borivali to Churchgate shut
• 0104 Madgaon -CSTM Mandovi Express
• 0103 CSTM- Madgaon Mandovi Express
• 2052 Madgaon-dadar janashatabadi Express
• Intercity trains from Mumbai to Pune have been cancelled
• All Pune-bound trains cancelled

Trains Deferred / Running Late

• 2617 Ernakulam- Nizamuddin Mangala Express of June 29 regulated at Sangameshwar
• 2617 Ernakulam- Nizamuddin Mangala Express is running four and a half hours late
• 6346 Trivandrum - LTT Netravati Express of June 29 regulated at Vaibhavwadi
• 6346 Trivandrum - LTT Netravati express is running two and half hours late
• 0111 CSTM-Madgaon Konkankanya Express of June 29 is regulated at Chiplun
• 0111 CSTM-Madgaon Konkankanya Express is running six hours late
• KR5 Diva-Sawantwadi passenger train of June30 will be terminated at Chiplun
• KR 6 Sawantwadi-diva passenger train of June 30 will be terminated at Ratnagiri