Heavy to very heavy rains have been pounding Badlapur (About 100 km from Mumbai) since yesterday. According to the rainfall data available with Skymet, Badlapur has recorded a whopping 338 mm of rain in 24 hours from 8.30 am on Friday. And since 8.30 am today till 3.40 pm the town has already witnessed 24 mm of rain.
But what has been making news is the Mahalaxmi express getting stranded between Badlapur and Vangani due to heavy rain in the region.
According to media reports, about 700 passengers were stuck in the train who have now been rescued. The train was held up since 3 am between Badlapur and Vangani. Several teams of NDRF, Indian Army and the Indian Navy were pressed into action and after hours of effort, the stranded passengers were rescued. The passengers are now being moved to safer places and a special train has been called in.
Meanwhile, weathermen at Skymet say these rains in Badlapur are going to continue for another 24-48 hours. The rain will however not be as intense as it was yesterday. So any further rescue work by the government officials would comparatively be easy.
The rain in the region is happening due to the Offshore Trough in Maharashtra extending up to Kerala. The Monsoon surge also seems to be strong.
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Any information picked up from here should be attributed to skymetweather.com