290 Passengers Rescued From 2 Stranded Trains In Mumbai
290 passengers had been rescued from two native trains.
New Delhi:
The Nationwide Crisis Reaction Drive (NDRF) and Railway Coverage Drive (RPF) rescued 290 passengers from two native trains stranded on flooded tracks between the CSMT and Sandhurst Street station on Wednesday, mentioned a Central Railway spokesperson.
Town used to be battered via incessant rain all through the day.
Two native trains — one heading within the path of Karjat within the north and some other heading for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai — got here to a standstill in chest-high water round four pm.
The joint operation used to be over at 10 pm with all of the passengers had been rescued, mentioned railway spokesperson Shivaji Sutar.
Whilst the NDRF rescued 39 passengers the use of inflated boats, the RPF rescued 251 passengers, he mentioned.
At Masjid station, the water used to be above the platform stage and it used to be unimaginable for the stranded passengers to get down and stroll as a result of the drainage channels alongside the tracks, he mentioned.
Each Central and Western traces witnessed heavy water-logging on tracks because of heavy rains.
Early within the morning, Western Railway products and services had been badly hit because of waterlogging between Virar and Dahanu.
