Mumbai Witnesses Second-Wettest July In 60 Years

Though monsoon arrived in Mumbai late, the city recorded second-highest rainfall for the month of July in the last 60 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

A stray dog taking shelter from rain in a neighbourhood in Mumbai's Worli was brutally beaten by security guards last week. The incident has sparked massive outrage on social media. Politicians and Bollywood celebrities have condemned the incident and appealed to animal rights groups for help.

Mumbai witnessed an incident-free Tuesday with no report of water-logging from any part of the city and public transport functioning smoothly.

Mumbai and its adjoining areas are likely to receive heavy rainfall for the next two days, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) this morning.

Several districts of Maharashtra continue to reel under the impact of heavy rainfall. It has taken a toll on animals too.

As many as 300 workers have been called in to restore rail connectivity between Maharashtra's Badlapur and Karjat after heavy rain in the last two days led to flash floods in the area, affecting properties of the railways in the section.

Five trains have been cancelled and six have been diverted in Mumbai due to heavy rain and flooding of tracks in some areas, the Central Railway said today.

Heavy rains caused flash floods in Maharashtra's Thane district, where hundreds of marooned people were rescued from a train and other places, while the situation remained grim in Assam and Bihar.

In the wake of floods caused by incessant rains in Mumbai and adjoining areas and the request received by the Central Railways on Saturday, the Western Naval Command of Indian Navy deployed eight flood rescue teams for the relief efforts in the region.

The India Meteorological Department on Saturday evening predicted "heavy to very heavy" rains in Mumbai, including "extremely heavy" rain in isolated places, for Sunday.

A helicopter of the Air Force flew fast and low over a train carrying hundreds of passengers that got stuck in water after heavy rain near Mumbai today. All of them were rescued after an operation that lasted the entire day.

Two military helicopters and six boats of the National Disaster Response Force were sent in to rescue as many as 900 people stranded on board a passenger train about 60 km out of Mumbai on Saturday after heavy rain paralysed the city and its surrounding areas.

Mumbai rains today: Air and rail traffic was disrupted in Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, after heavy rain continued overnight.

Two military helicopters and six boats of the National Disaster Response Force were sent in to rescue as many as 900 people stranded on board passenger train Mahalaxmi Express on Saturday after heavy rains paralysed Mumbai and its surrounding areas. 

Seventeen flights were diverted and many delayed by up to an hour in Mumbai on Friday evening due to heavy rain and low visibility. There was massive waterlogging and traffic jams across the city, with no respite from the heavy downpour.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that isolated areas in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, are likely to witness heavy downpour in coming days.

Heavy rains hit Mumbai and its neighbouring areas during the night and on Wednesday morning, after a dry spell of nearly a week. The weatherman has predicted more rains in the city and its suburbs in the next two days.

The monsoon returned in full force to Mumbai today morning, with the city recording over 170 mm of rainfall between midnight and 7 am. The city's suburbs recorded nearly 60 mm of rain in the same period

The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a heavy rainfall warning for Mumbai stating that a cyclonic circulation would bring more showers to the city in the next two days.

Twelve people were killed and over 40 feared trapped after a decades-old, four-storey building collapsed in south Mumbai's crowded Dongri neighbourhood around 11:40 am on Tuesday. Eight people have been rescued.

Amitabh Bachchan's meme on the Mumbai rains also went crazy viral earlier this month

A senior Mumbai police officer, stopping Mr Shivakumar from entering the hotel, said: "Sir, (the rebel lawmakers) have said they are frightened of you, we can't allow you to enter unless they want us to."

The railway services in Mumbai that were hit due to heavy rains resumed this morning. Central Railways had arranged special trains to clear the rush.

Airlines have issued advisories warning passengers of further delays should the weather worsen. Air Vistara and SpiceJet tweeted asking all passengers to check their respective flight statuses for updates