The incident was reported when the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus was going from Tuljapur in direction of Barshi.

Solapur (Maharashtra) :

Amid heavy rains in Maharashtra, a authorities bus was seen submerged beneath a railway bridge in Solapur. However, locals and the operation crew reached the spot and 27 passengers had been rescued. A serious accident was averted by the immediate motion of the police and hearth brigade as nicely.

The incident was reported when the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus was going from Tuljapur in direction of Barshi.

Passengers had been anxious for some time because the bus all of a sudden started to get flooded and later submerged. However, police and hearth division of Barshi metropolis reached the spot shortly and rescued all 27 passengers safely.

The growth comes as Mumbai recorded a median rainfall of 106 mm in 24 hours, civic officers stated.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Nariman Point recorded the very best rainfall at 252 mm between 10 pm on May 25 and 11 am on May 26, adopted by the BMC headquarters (216 mm) and Colaba pumping station (207 mm).

In 24 hours ending at 8 am on Tuesday, the island metropolis recorded a median of 106 mm rainfall, whereas the western suburbs acquired 72 mm and the japanese suburbs 63 mm, the BMC stated.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast typically cloudy skies with average to heavy rainfall for the town and suburbs over the following 24 hours.

Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are anticipated at remoted locations, it was acknowledged.

The IMD had on Monday declared the onset of the southwest monsoon over Mumbai forward of its normal arrival date in June, as torrential downpours drenched most elements of the island metropolis within the first half of the day.

The heavy downpour had disrupted life in elements of the town, significantly in south Mumbai.

Waterlogging and energy provide disruption as a result of tree or department fall incidents led to the suspension of suburban practice companies.

The newly inaugurated Acharya Atre Chowk metro station at Worli Naka was shut after rainwater entered the premises, prompting the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation to halt operations there.

Several low-lying areas in south Mumbai that had seldom witnessed flooding had been inundated, together with the upscale localities like Peddar Road and Nepean Sea Road.