May 17, 2026 12:49 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Kathak to Garba: Indian diaspora stuns PM Modi with grand welcome in Amsterdam | ‘Geography or history’: Indian Army chief issues blunt warning to Pakistan over terror support | India, UAE ink key energy deals during Modi’s visit amid West Asia tensions | ‘There can be no better Bengal CM’: Mithun Chakraborty praises Suvendu Adhikari | PM Modi adviser Sanjeev Sanyal frontrunner for Bengal Finance Minister: Report | FIR against Abhishek Banerjee over ‘provocative speeches’ during West Bengal poll campaign | Madhya Pradesh High Court holds Bhojshala complex disputed site to be a temple | ‘Even ex-CM can be probed’: Suvendu Adhikari’s big statement on RG Kar case | Big action in RG Kar case: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari suspends 3 IPS officers, including ex-CP Vineet Goyal | Modi’s UAE visit delivers major defence, energy deals amid Middle East tensions
Image: Internet Wallpaper

Heavy rains lash Mumbai and its suburbs

| @indiablooms | Sep 20, 2017, at 04:40 am
Mumbai, Sept 19 (IBNS): Heavy rains accompanied with thunderstorms and lightening lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Tuesday, media reports.

According to reports, rains began around 2 PM.

The rains disrupted the road traffic as well as the railway services. Train services witnessed delay.

The Harbour Line of the Mumbai locals was disrupted after a tree fell between Andheri and Vile Parle stations.

According to Skymet Weather, the rains are expected to continue for at least another 2-3 hours before slowing down.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been put on high alert. Besides, NDRF, Fire Brigade, and the Navy have been kept on standby for the next two days.

On Aug 29, a flood-like situation had hit Mumbai, creating havoc in the city.
 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.