1 / 9The city and suburbs of Mumbai were lashed by heavy rains since this morning (July 3). Due to stagnant water in the low lying areas of Mumbai, the traffic was jammed for some time. (All photos by Datta Khedekar)2 / 9Heavy rains lashed many places including Dadar, Matunga, Worli, Lalbagh, Sion, Kurla and Andheri.3 / 9Due to torrential rains, water was stagnant in low lying areas including Hindmata, Andheri, Kurla and Sion.4 / 9The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had on Thursday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai and its surrounding areas. 5 / 9Heavy rains have been warned in Mumbai city and suburbs. Heavy rains are expected in Mumbai in the next few hours.6 / 9he MeT department had also issued an orange alert for Mumbai and adjoining coastal districts for Friday and Saturday. The road and railway traffic are said to be normal for now. 7 / 9The meteorological department has warned of heavy rains on July 4 in Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Nashik and Pune. According to the meteorological department, heavy rains had lashed Mumbai city and suburbs since Friday morning.8 / 9Traffic in the low-lying areas of Mumbai was disrupted due to normal rains. These included the Gandhi Market at Matunga and the Hindmata area at Dadar. In the rest of the places, although the amount of rain water storage is less.9 / 9The rains started hitting Mumbai from midnight on Thursday. The rain began to fall in the morning. The rain, which started at 8 in the morning, was still falling at 12 noon. This time the rain continued its intensity in the suburbs. Mumbai Police advised citizens not to venture out of their homes.