Mumbai, July 5 -- Mumbai witnessed one of the heaviest spells of rain this monsoon over the past 24 hours, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a Red Alert for Sunday and warn of continued heavy to extremely heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds.

The city recorded over 190 mm of average rainfall across its three regions, while several areas received more than 250 mm of rain, raising concerns over waterlogging and disruption as a high tide is expected later in the day.

IMD's 8 am forecast predicted moderate to intense spells of rain at isolated places in Mumbai and neighbouring Raigad over the next three hours. The weather office also said continuous rainfall is likely across the city and suburbs through the d...