Suburbs get thrice as much rain as island city

The island city, as usual, received much less rain than the suburbs even on a day of intense downpour. In the 12 hours between 8.30am and 8.30pm on Wednesday, while the Colaba weather station recorded 71.2 mm rain, the Santacruz centre measured over thrice that, 217.4 mm. Since the onset of the monsoon, suburban areas like Vikhroli, Dindoshi, Kandivli, Borivli and Mulund have recorded the maximum rain, while Mumbai's central and southern parts have received comparatively less rainfall.

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