Mumbai, July 5 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday said 142 incidents of trees or branches falling were reported across Mumbai as gusty winds of 72-75 kmph accompanied heavy rainfall, while Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide directed the entire civic administration to remain on high alert on Monday in view of the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) forecast of continued heavy rain.

The civic body said around 150-170 mm of rainfall was recorded across different parts of Greater Mumbai in the last 24 hours. Despite the heavy showers and a high tide of 4.19 metres recorded at 3.22 pm, normal life remained largely unaffected, with no reports of waterlogging in the city or suburbs and suburban railway services cont...