Red alert issued for Mumbai, Thane amid heavy rainfall and waterlogging

Heavy rain continued to batter Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra on Saturday morning following intense spells on previous days. A red alert is in place for many places in the state, including Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, and Ratnagiri, and an orange alert has been issued in Nashik, Pune, Satara, Jalgaon, and Gadchiroli.

People going through the rain at Bandra in Mumbai, India(Photo by Satish Bate/Hindustan Times)

Visuals from across the city showed waterlogging in Andheri Subway, in areas of Kurla and Chembur, Milan Subway, SCLR Bridge, Gandhi Market, and Kings Circle. Vehicles were seen wading in water in the Gandhi Market area, early morning, after heavy waterlogging.

On Saturday morning, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took to X to inform that a red alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department for Mumbai, advising people to avoid stepping out for non-essential work.