A 45-year-old woman drowned in an open drain in Andheri East in Mumbai, which was overflowing due to heavy rain on Wednesday evening.
The woman, Vimal Gaikwad, 45, was swept away for around 100 metres in the MIDC area in Andheri East. Her body was recovered after a search operation that lasted for about one hour, officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
She was rushed to Cooper Hospital, where she was declared dead.
Heavy rain battered Mumbai on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at least 14 incoming flights.
Several areas in Mumbai recorded high rainfall levels on Wednesday evening. The most affected regions include Veena Nagar in Mulund with 104 mm, Bhandup at 120 mm, Powai with 145 mm, Chembur at 162 mm, and Govandi, which recorded 167 mm.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall on Thursday.
The BMC announced that all the schools and colleges in the city would remain shut on Thursday. The civic body has also urged citizens to come out of their homes only if necessary.
