Heavy Rain Leads To Flooding In Several Parts Of Mumbai

Several parts of Mumbai received heavy rainfall on Tuesday night leading to waterlogging in some areas including Sion and Goregaon.

Mumbai weather: The Mumbai weather office has warned of heavy rain in south Konkan region today. Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune, Satara and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra and neighbouring Goa are likely to get heavy showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrrow.

Mumbai weather: After a dry spell, Mumbai and its neighbouring areas saw heavy rain, thunderstorm and lightning overnight and early morning on Monday, weather officials said. The city had been witnessing a dry spell for the last few days, leading to a rise in temperature and humidity.

Mumbai rain update: The weather office has alerted of heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its neighbouring regions in the next 24 hours. The weathermen warned of heavy rain and gusty winds in the next 24hours in Thane, Raigadand Palghar as well. There is an 'Orange' alert for Vidarbha region in Maharashtra in the next 48 hours, according to weather experts.

Monsoon 2020:Monsoon is active in over two-thirds of the country ahead of Independence Day on Saturday. A 'Red' alert for extremely heavy rain has been sounded in Gujarat, east Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana till tomorrow, by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). An 'Orange' alert for heavy rainfall is in place in eight districts of Madhya Pradesh, Karna...

Monsoon 2020: Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad received very heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. According to the IMD forecast, more rain is expected today and tomorrow in Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra.

Mumbai has been pummeled by incessant rain since Wednesday morning. The weather office has warned of heavy rain in the next 24 hours in the city. The neighbouring areas of Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri will also see heavy downpour today and tomorrow, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that heavy rainfall was likely in isolated places of coastal Maharashtra, including Mumbai, till August 15.

Mumbai monsoon news: On a day when Mumbai was battling with torrential rain, the highest in four decades, 50-year-old Kanta Murti Kalan, stood for hours near an open manhole, on a waterlogged road, in Matunga. She was alerting people so that no one falls into the manhole. She was there for seven hours before civic workers arrived.

Weather update: In its latest weather alert, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) has said, "Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh, Coastal and South interior Karnataka and Kerala are expected."

The south west monsoon will become active again in the coastal areas of Maharashtra on August 10 (Monday) and will remain so for the next seven days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reviewed his government's preparedness in the wake of the incessant heavy rain in Mumbai and other parts of the state. Three rivers - the Panchganga in Kolhapur, Kodavali in Ratnagiri and Kundalika in Raigad - are flowing very close to the danger mark.

A portion of a building in Mumbai's Dadar area is seen collapsing in a video widely circulated on social media.

Monsoon 2020: In Maharashtra's Palghar, which is seeing very heavy rain and flood-like situation, 22 people who were stranded have been rescued by the district's police. State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh today praised the Palghar Police for saving the lives of people. On Wednesday, a five-year-old girl, who who clung on to a tree for over four hours was also saved by ...

Dramatic videos that have emerged from Mumbai show the full impact of the heavy downpour and strong winds that have battered the Maximum City.

A day after Mumbai reported its heaviest rainfall in 46 years, the situation on ground seemed to have improved with local and suburban trains running on schedule.

South Mumbai's Colaba area, which includes iconic landmarks such as the Gateway of India, reported its heaviest single-day rainfall in August in 46 years on Wednesday, when rains and cyclonic winds reaching speeds of up to 107kmph hit the city and its neighbouring areas, disrupting suburban train and bus services and throwing normal life out of gear. All offices, barr...

Malls in Mumbai reopened after over four months to a footfall of 15-20 percent even as torrential showers whipped through the city on Wednesday.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) rescued 290 passengers from two local trains stranded on flooded tracks between the CSMT and Sandhurst Road station on Wednesday.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday evening rescued some 150 passengers from a local train stranded between Masjid Bunder and Byculla stations on Mumbai's Central line here, said an official.

Heavy downpour, accompanied by strong winds hit Mumbai and neighbouring areas today, disrupting suburban train and bus services and throwing normal life out of gear.

The severity of the situation in Mumbai, which has been receiving extremely heavy rainfall coupled with brisk wind, can be best described through the videos emanating from the city that show heavy downpour, crawling traffic amid waist-deep water and buildings that can't cope with the onslaught of the elements.

Mumbai Rains Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray about the prevailing situation in Mumbai and surrounding areas due to heavy rains and assured all possible support, the Prime Minister's Office said.

The weather in Mumbai -- which is pounded by heavy rains for more than two days -- slid a few more notches this afternoon as the winds picked up, reaching upto 70 km per hour by evening.