Mumbai rains: 54 flights diverted as Mumbai airport closes main runway!

Mumbai Weather: As many as 54 flights were diverted to and from the Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Heavy rains in Mumbai have resulted in the death of at least 16 people and left 13 others injured in Mumbai and Kalyan.

'The City of Dreams', Mumbai, has come to a halt due to heavy rains with all three modes of transportation, including air getting greatly impacted. Owing to bad Mumbai weather, as many as 54 flights were diverted to and from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Yesterday, some 152 flights were delayed during departures, as per the data given on Mumbai airport, from midnight 12 am till 3 pm.

Earlier, a SpiceJet flight Boeing 737-800 overshot its mark while landing amid heavy rainfall and bad weather in Mumbai owing to which the main runway at Mumbai airport was closed. A secondary runway is functioning but flights are likely to get late.

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