<p>At least 33 persons were killed and several injured in rain-related incidents as cloudburst triggered heavy downpour in Mumbai and its suburbs on Sunday.</p>.<p>The rail, road and air services were affected in Mumbai because of the intense rains. </p>.<p>The intense rains resulted in water-logging because of water gushing into the ground floor of several buildings in low-lying areas and slowing down the road traffic. </p>.<p>The Western Railway and Central Railway services within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region were affected, however, being Sunday, the impact was not much felt. </p>.<p>There was severe water-logging on WR’s Vasai-Nalasopara-Virar stretch while CR’s Main and Harbour line services were affected as water gushed into the tracks at Dadar, Sion, Kurla, Vidyavihar, Tilak Nagar and Chunabhatti.</p>.<p>The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport temporarily suspended flight operations between 0042 hrs and 0524 hrs past midnight because of heavy rains and poor visibility - diverting nine flights. </p>.<p>While 19 were reported dead after a retaining wall collapsed in Vashi Naka at Mahul along BARC Complex off Chembur in another incident at Suryanagar in Vikhroli where five to six hutments caved in because of a landslide killing 10 persons. A youth died in a wall collapse in Bhandup. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/mumbai-witnesses-200-mm-rainfall-in-just-3-hours-because-of-mini-cloudbursts-1010067.html" target="_blank">Mumbai witnesses 200 mm rainfall in just 3 hours</a></strong></p>.<p>More than half a dozen persons are in the hospital undergoing treatment. </p>.<p>The NDRF joined the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and Mumbai Fire Brigade in the rescue operations that are still continuing. </p>.<p>The twin districts of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban and neighbouring Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts received 150 to 300 mm plus rainfall in the last 36 hours. </p>.<p>The Mumbai-based Regional Meteorological Centre and Pune-based Climate Research and Services have forecast heavy to very heavy rains in the North Konkan belt on Monday. </p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a review meeting with top officials even as his son and state’s Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray, who is the Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban, visited the spots. </p>.<p>Thackeray Sr announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and free treatment to the injured.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.</p>
<p>At least 33 persons were killed and several injured in rain-related incidents as cloudburst triggered heavy downpour in Mumbai and its suburbs on Sunday.</p>.<p>The rail, road and air services were affected in Mumbai because of the intense rains. </p>.<p>The intense rains resulted in water-logging because of water gushing into the ground floor of several buildings in low-lying areas and slowing down the road traffic. </p>.<p>The Western Railway and Central Railway services within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region were affected, however, being Sunday, the impact was not much felt. </p>.<p>There was severe water-logging on WR’s Vasai-Nalasopara-Virar stretch while CR’s Main and Harbour line services were affected as water gushed into the tracks at Dadar, Sion, Kurla, Vidyavihar, Tilak Nagar and Chunabhatti.</p>.<p>The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport temporarily suspended flight operations between 0042 hrs and 0524 hrs past midnight because of heavy rains and poor visibility - diverting nine flights. </p>.<p>While 19 were reported dead after a retaining wall collapsed in Vashi Naka at Mahul along BARC Complex off Chembur in another incident at Suryanagar in Vikhroli where five to six hutments caved in because of a landslide killing 10 persons. A youth died in a wall collapse in Bhandup. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/mumbai-witnesses-200-mm-rainfall-in-just-3-hours-because-of-mini-cloudbursts-1010067.html" target="_blank">Mumbai witnesses 200 mm rainfall in just 3 hours</a></strong></p>.<p>More than half a dozen persons are in the hospital undergoing treatment. </p>.<p>The NDRF joined the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation and Mumbai Fire Brigade in the rescue operations that are still continuing. </p>.<p>The twin districts of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban and neighbouring Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts received 150 to 300 mm plus rainfall in the last 36 hours. </p>.<p>The Mumbai-based Regional Meteorological Centre and Pune-based Climate Research and Services have forecast heavy to very heavy rains in the North Konkan belt on Monday. </p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a review meeting with top officials even as his son and state’s Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray, who is the Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban, visited the spots. </p>.<p>Thackeray Sr announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and free treatment to the injured.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.</p>