Mumbai witnessed heavy rains on Wednesday as the southwest monsoon arrived in the city.

Due to the heavy rainfall today, the traffic in Mumbai is affected as many areas in the city were waterlogged.  Traffic was diverted in Andheri Veera Desai Road (Sorata Pada), Malad Subway, Antop Hill Road No 07, Bandra National College, Hindmata, Kurla Kamani, Gandhi Market (King Circle), Sangam Nagar(Wadala) and Sion Road No 24 areas due to waterlogging.

The Local train service was also hit today as the major section of train tracks on the Central Railway’s mainline is waterlogged. As the BMC (The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) reported, “several locations in Mumbai and its suburbs received 40-60mm rainfall between 11 am to 12 pm resulting in waterlogging.” They also added, “a high tide of 4.34 metres is expected at 1.32 pm and a low tide of 1.89 metres at 7.27 pm on Saturday.”

BMC took to his official Twitter handle and wrote, “Good Morning Mumbai. Heavy rainfall expected in the city today, tomorrow as well as the day after. We request you to not venture out especially near the sea. Stay tucked in and safe at home,”

The capital city of Maharashtra observed heavy rain on Wednesday as the southwest monsoon arrived in the city, flooding roads and railway tracks, deranging suburban train services.