Raigad landslide: Owning to heavy rainfall and the threat of further landslides after sunset, the rescue operation has been called off and it will resume tomorrow morning at 5 a.m. As per the latest update, 16 people have lost their lives in the tragic incident.
As of 5pm, all trains on the main, harbour, trans harbour, and 4th corridor are running:
Aaditya Thackeray says situation in Raigad "not very good"
"The situation is not very good in Raigad. Rescue work is underway. There is continuous rainfall. Once the downpour will subside then the rescue work carried out by NDRF will become easy: Aaditya Thackeray on Raigad landslide," said Aaditya Thackeray.
Water-logging in Virar west's Gokul township
Visuals of water-logging from Virar west's Gokul township surfaced on Thursday morning. Reports said that rain was picking up again on Thursday afternoon.
Water-logging in Nalasopara
Nalasopara west depot road was waterlogged after heavy rainfall on Wednesday.
Respite From Heavy Rainfall Day After Downpour, Central Railway Trains Running
The Central Railway tweeted that trains on the main, harbour and transharbour line as well as 4th corridor were running on Thursday, following the heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Raigarh and surrounding districts on Wednesday.
BMC tweets on rain forecast and hightide timing for today
20 July 2023
Heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai city and suburbs.
Possibility of occasional gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph.
High Tide - 1355 hours – 4.25 Meter
Low Tide - 1954 hours – 1.67 Meter
WATCH: Tulsi lake, which supplies water to Mumbai, overflows
Tulsi, one of the lakes supplying water to Mumbai, begins to overflow.
Water logging witnessed at Sion in Mumbai
Severe water logging witnessed at Sion area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Heavy rains disrupts life in Mumbai, Raigad, Thane, Palghar and Badlapur
Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and other districts on Wednesday morning disrupting road and rail traffic. Flights were also delayed. The rain proved all over again how ill-prepared the metropolis is to handle even a relatively moderate downpour.
It also prompted Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to visit the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC’s) control room and ask the officials to ensure that normalcy is restored as early as possible. Schools and colleges in Mumbai's affected areas were ordered to be shut down.
An incident of landslide was reported at Irshalwadi village in Khalapur tehsil in Maharashtra's Raigad district. Some people are feared trapped inside the debris, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said on Thursday.
