Mumbai/Navi Mumbai: Nature has wreaked such havoc in the metropolitan Mumbai and its surrounding areas that the entire pace has come to a halt. The torrential rains that started in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai on Friday took a severe form in no time. From roads to railway tracks, only a sea of ​​water is visible everywhere. In view of the seriousness of the situation, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has continued the orange alert for many districts including Mumbai till July 6, while the situation in the neighboring district Palghar is so serious that a red alert had to be declared there. The complete inside story of this monsoon disaster, affected areas and the dreadful weather forecast for the next three days is given below:

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Water from Andheri to Sanpada: Which areas are most affected?

Heavy rains that started on Friday morning have exposed Mumbai's infrastructure. Due to waterlogging and extremely low visibility, vehicles were forced to crawl on the main roads of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Talking about the most affected areas, Andheri, Sanpada and many low-lying areas of the eastern and western suburbs have been completely transformed into islands. Andheri subway, considered an important route, has been submerged in water, due to which traffic had to be diverted. There is a mile-long jam on the roads and people are forced to remain stuck in vehicles for hours. However, it is a matter of relief that there has been no news of any major loss of life or property so far.

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Break on lifeline: Water filled tracks, local trains late for hours

• The local train service, which is called the heartbeat of Mumbai, seems helpless in front of this celestial disaster. Due to heavy rains, there has been heavy waterlogging on the tracks, which has adversely affected the movement of trains.
• Passenger problems: Passengers traveling on the Central Railway Corridor are facing the most problems. Trains are running much behind their scheduled time, due to which huge crowd has gathered at the railway stations. Common people going to office and traveling daily are stuck in the middle of the road.

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Dangerous schedule for the next 3 days: Trouble will increase on weekends

The latest bulletin from IMD has further increased the concern of Mumbaikars. According to the Meteorological Department, this aggressive activity of monsoon is not going to subside even over the weekend.

The Meteorological Department has warned that there may be moderate to extremely heavy rain in some parts of Mumbai in the next few hours, which may worsen the situation.

Disaster teams on high alert: Administration has strict guidelines for citizens

Mumbai's civic agencies and disaster response teams are on full alert mode in view of the possibility of more rainfall in the coming days. The administration has made concrete arrangements to deal with any emergency.

Take special care of these things for safety!

• Avoid non-essential travel: Citizens have been given strict instructions not to leave their homes unless there is some urgent work; Especially avoid going towards low-lying areas.
• Secure loose items: In view of strong winds and storms, secure loose things kept outside the house or in the balcony by tying or removing them.
• Stay away from rumours: For accurate information about moment-to-moment changing weather patterns, rely only on reliable sources and official bulletins issued by IMD.