Mumbaikars on Tuesday woke up to heavy rainfall. Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain in the city and neighbouring areas as the southwest monsoon has again become active in Mumbai after a long gap.

There were reports of landslide and some people were injured, officials said on Tuesday.

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Several low-lying areas were also inundated following heavy overnight showers, they said.

The metropolis, neighbouring Navi Mumbai, Thane and other adjoining areas received rainfall in the range of 20 mm to 70 mm since Monday night, a report of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The IMD’s observatory in Santacruz (representative of suburbs) recorded 49 mm rain while the Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai) received 29.8 mm rain in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday, the MeT department said.

The incessant showers led to a landslide in Mumbai’s Asalpha area, injuring some people, officials said.

Andheri, Parel, Bhandup and some other areas were water-logged, slowing traffic movement on roads in those places, said officials.

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#Mumbai rains also started trending on Twitter with people sharing updates from their areas and cautioning others to not follow certain routes.

One of the user wrote, “Thank you @RamzPuj for your spot on predictions! Was planning a trip to Navi Mumbai…. you saved me from a lot of grief today! Pouring in Andheri West right now! Stay safe everyone! #MumbaiWeather #mumbai #mumbairains”

Comedian Atul Khatri wrote, “#MumbaiRains trying to achieve its August targets in one day”.

Some users wrote how Virar was inundated. One of the users wrote, “Extremely heavy rain at #virar , streets have totally flooded , been raining this heavy since last 1 hr and dark veil of clouds dont seem to fade away @IndiaWeatherMan #rain #MumbaiRains @Hosalikar_KS @IMDWeather”

Meanwhile, rain also lashed the national capital and surrounding areas on Tuesday morning.