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Heavy rain causes water-logging in many parts of Mumbai, local train, bus services hit- In pics

Mumbai: Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai and its suburbs on Friday, leading to water-logging on tracks at a few places and affecting the local train services. A civic official said that the city has been witnessing downpour since early morning, but its suburbs have reported more rainfall.

Additionally, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs with the possibility of very heavy rainfall at the isolated places on Friday.

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Updated:Jul 16, 2021, 10:44 AM IST

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Daily commuters face difficulties

Daily commuters' movement affected as railway track waterlogged in Sion following heavy rainfall. The suburban trains on the Central Railway's main line as well as the Harbour line are running 20 to 25 minutes behind their schedule, an official said.

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Water-logging in several areas

Roads waterlogged in Gandhi Market area following incessant rainfall. Additionally, local train services are currently running only for personnel engaged in health and other essential services, and are out of bound for general commuters in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Local train services hit in the city

"Due to heavy rains and water-logging on the slow lines near Kurla-Vidyavihar, local trains are running 20-25 minutes late," said Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer of the CR.

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Bus services hit in the city

Additionally, due to heavy rain and waterlogging in low-lying areas, buses have been diverted in Mumbai.

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