Rain Red Alert In Mumbai As Monsoon Triggers Waterlogging: 10 Points

A red alert was sounded for Mumbai and neighbouring districts in Maharashtra as the monsoon arrived a day ahead of schedule. Heavy rains lashed the city, causing roads and markets to be flooded and subways closed. Trains and buses were affected.

The weather office on Wednesday announced the arrival of the south-west monsoon in Mumbai.

Mumbai Rains: The southwest monsoon reached Mumbai early Wednesday morning - a day ahead of schedule - with heavy rainfall over the city and nearby suburban areas leading to flooded roads and disruptions in train and bus services

With the onset of monsoon in various districts of the Konkan Kinarpatti (coastal strip), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Mumbai on Wednesday, and a yellow alert for the next 4 days.

Mumbai weather: The Monsoon has arrived in Mumbai.The Monsoon has advanced further in India. Mumbai saw heavy showers on Wednesday. Several districts in Maharashtra have been receiving heavy Monsoon rainfall. Waterlogging has also been reported

Rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas this morning, bringing respite from the sweltering heat. The weather department said that pre-monsoon showers have arrived in the region.

Mumbai weather warning: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has asked the state administration to stay alert after the regional weather office in Mumbai warned of heavy rain in the next few days.

As many as 13 people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae pummelled parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles, trees and damaging thousands of houses and roads, officials said today.

As Cyclone Tauktae battered Mumbai, flooding streets and uprooting poles, a woman holding an umbrella had a narrow escape when a tree fell right in front of her.

If you live in one of the areas affected by cyclone Tauktae, then it's possible your car might have been damaged due to waterlogging, and if that's the case, here are 5 things that you should know.

Mumbai received 230 mm rainfall due to the cyclonic storm Tauktae, with a weather expert claiming it to be the highest 24-hour downpour in May in the recorded history.

Mumbai and its neighbouring areas today experienced high-speed winds and heavy rains as the "very severe cyclonic storm" Tauktae headed towards Gujarat, uprooting trees and disrupting local train services.

Mumbai Rain: The city and its neighbouring areas saw rain and thundershowers on Thursday night. More light to moderate showers are predicted in the next 48 to 72 hours. The next few days are crucial for farmers as thunderstorms and showers may the affect the rabi crop in the harvest season. It may also affect the mango production in the coastal region, according to st...

Mumbai Rain: A low pressure area in the Arabian Sea brought light showers in Mumbai and its neighbouring areas early on Friday morning. The showers also brought down temperatures as residents woke up to a cool and cloudy morning.

A man in Maharashtra's Thane had slipped into a flooded drain while crossing it, a police officer said. A search was launched and his body was later recovered from the drain.

"Due to heavy rain in Mumbai yesterday, we had a short circuit in our storage facility and there was a fire," read a part of Masaba Gupta's Instagram story.

Mumbai rain update: A day after heavy rain battered the city and caused flooding in several areas, life slowly returned to normal. Rail and road transport services have resumed. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), intensity of rain has reduced and there is no waterlogging.

As Mumbai once again gets flooded due to heavy rains, Maharashtra environment minister Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday said climate change has become a real thing and stressed on undertaking mitigation measures as part of a larger action plan to deal with the phenomenon.

Mumbai rain: Two security guards died after getting stuck in a flooded lift in the basement of a building in central Mumbai on Wednesday morning, the police said. The incident took place at Nathani Residency, a high-rise in the city.

Shocking visuals of flooded streets, hospitals and train tracks after unprecedented overnight rain in Mumbai captured the plight of people in the city, which is fighting a surge in coronavirus cases. The country's financial capital received "one of the heaviest showers of this monsoon season in the last 24 hours," the India Meteorological Department said this morning.

Mumbai rain update: Five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are on standby in view of heavy rain in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts. Intense showers caused water-logging in many areas, Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said on Wednesday.

Mumbai Rain Update: The Maharashtra capital saw one of the heaviest showers, of this monsoon season, in the last 24 hours and more rainfall is likely in the city and its suburbs on Wednesday, weather officials said. Heavy overnight showers caused waterlogging at many places in the city, disrupting rail and road traffic.

The Bombay High Court has put off its hearings for the day, including all virtual hearings, amid heavy rain in the city and suburbs.

The Nair Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 hospital in central Mumbai, has been flooded after heavy overnight rainfall in the Maharashtra state capital, which has reported more than 45,000 cases coronavirus cases till now.