Mumbai dust storm and rains: Metro, local train services hit

A dust storm rains and gusty winds lashed parts of Mumbai and neighbouring metropolitan areas MMR on Monday disrupting Metro and Mumbai local train services reported the PTIThe India Meteorological Department IMD Mumbai also issued a nowcast warning forecasting a thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and moderate to intense spells of rain for Thane Palghar and MumbaiThunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 4050 kmph is very likely to occur at isolated places in Mumbai in the next 34 hours an official of IMD saidAccording to the PTI the Mumbai Metro services were suspended between Aarey and Andheri East metro stations after a banner landed on the overheard wire due to strong winds a spokesperson from Metro Rail saidCentral Line Standstill Heavy Rains Force Foot CommuteVC athulyanambiarcentralrailwaysmumbai centralrailways CR railupdate railwayupdate railwaynews railways rains rains2024 mumbairains mumbairainalerts mumbainews mumbainewsupdate middaynews httpstcok6Sr3u1qP8 pictwittercomBsuap5tyO5mdash Mid Day mid_day May 13 2024Suburban services on Central Railway were affected after an overhead equipment pole between Thane and Mulund stations got bent due to strong winds an official said as per the PTIThe suburban services on the Main Line have been suspended the chief spokesperson of Central Railway saidWhile the unseasonal showers brought some respite from the scorching heat power outages were reported in Kalwa in Thane district and some other areasApart from this incidents of trees falling were also reported in some placesRains coupled with gusty winds were witnessed in the suburbs of Dadar Kurla Mahim Ghatkopar Mulund and Vikhroli while parts of south Mumbai saw drizzlesThe satellite towns in Maharashtras Thane Ambernath Badlapur Kalyan and Ulhasnagar also received moderate showers with gusty windsTen injured after huge hoarding collapses on shed of Ghatkopar petrol pumpAtleast 10 people were injured after shed at a petrol pump in Ghatkopar suddenly collapsed amid dust storm and rains in Mumbai the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said on MondayThe civic body said that a distressing incident took place at the Petrol Pump in Police Ground at the busy Eastern Express Highway in Ghatkopar East as a shed collapsed In the incident several people were trapped beneath the debris and their rescue operation was underwayThe officials said that a major mishap took place at the BPCL petrol pump opposite Adani project in Pantnagar area of Ghatkopar More than 10 patients were brought to Rajawadi Municipal Hospital in Ghatkopar E with head and multiple injurieswith PTI inputs