India, Sept. 15 -- Heavy rainfall hit parts of Mumbai on Monday morning, causing severe waterlogging, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert for the day.

According to the weather office's nowcast, moderate to intense showers were expected until 10 am, followed by heavy to very heavy rain along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds at isolated locations in the city.

Alongside Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and the ghat areas of Pune were also placed under an orange alert for heavy rainfall today.

Footage shared by news agency ANI on Monday showed waterlogging in the King's Circle area, where commuters and vehicles struggled to move and traffic slowed to a crawl.

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