Mumbai rains LIVE Updates: IMD issues ‘red’ alert for ‘heavy rain’ for Thursday; schools, colleges to remain closed

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert predicting extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai till 8:30 am on Thursday.Heavy rains have been lashing Mumbai and its suburbs since Wednesday afternoon, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding passengers even as traffic crawled on roads.Schools and colleges in Mumbai and its suburbs will remain shut on Thursday amid a red alert for heavy rains, officials said.Officials said two flights were diverted and seven flights had to make a go-around at Mumbai airport due to inclement weather.Mumbai Rains Live Updates:Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Mumbai Rains Live Updates:Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Mumbai Rains Live Updates:Mumbai Rains Live Updates:Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Two flights were diverted and seven flights had to make a go-around at Mumbai airport due to inclement weather.Mumbai Rains Live Updates: The Mumbai Division of the Central Railway said that due to Heavy Rain in the Mumbai and Suburban areas and water logging in several locations between Vidyavihar and Mulund stations UP and Down slow train services were affected.

However, Bhandup-Nahur Down line and Kanjurmarg - Nahur Up line were later restored with restricted speed.Mumbai rains Live Updates: IMD scientist Sushma Nair said a trough runs from north Konkan to south Bangladesh across a cyclonic circulation over south Chhattisgarh and its neighbourhood extending to the middle tropospheric level tilting southwards with height."This will lead to fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall is very likely over Konkan and Goa during the week," she said.Mumbai rains Live Updates: The Met department has also issued a red alert for