Scenes of crawling traffic appeared on the Western Highway as Mumbai received heavy rainfall in the morning hours on Friday.
Indian Meteorological Department, Mumbai branch, said the city will see an intense spell of heavy rains today in the districts of greater Mumbai, Thane and Palghar, reported ANI.
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Meanwhile, two persons, including a teenage girl, were killed in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Nashik district which was lashed by heavy showers for the fourth consecutive day Friday, disrupting normal life, said officials, as reported by PTI.
As per Met department sources, the district has recorded 374.5 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours ended 8 am Friday. Among tehsils, Igatpuri recorded the maximum 118 mm rainfall, followed by Trimbakeshwar (64 mm), Nashik (59 mm), Peint (51 mm) and Baglan (34 mm), they said.
First Published:Jun 28, 2019 1:21 PM IST