Mumbai Rains Live Updates: The IMD in its latest forecast has put Mumbai under a red alert till 1 pm on Tuesday, indicating that heavy to very heavy rainfall will continue. A red alert has also been issued for Raigad and Ratnagiri districts till Tuesday afternoon, while an orange alert has been sounded for Palghar and Thane.
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Following the highest 24-hour spell of rainfall since 2019, 51 flights were cancelled to and from Mumbai till 11 am. Train and BEST bus services were affected due to submerged tracks and roads, and traffic movement was paralysed. across the city. The BMC declared a holiday for all BMC, government and private schools and colleges due to the weather situation.

In other news, a magistrate court in Mumbai granted bail to Rajesh Shah, a leader of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, in BMW hit-and-run case and sent his driver Rajrishi Bidawat to one-day police custody. Bidawat was inside the vehicle with the leader’s son Mihir Shah at the time of the accident. Rajesh was initially remanded in 14-day judicial custody on charges of helping his accused son flee and destroying evidence but was subsequently granted provisional bail on payment of Rs 15,000. Read less