Uddhav Thackeray's 'Cloudburst' Remark On Mumbai Rains Causes Flutter

In a sensational claim regarding Tuesday's downpour, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that "nine-km-high" clouds were hovering above the city and the impact would have been severe had they burst. Lapping up Mr Thackeray's remarks, which he made at a press conference, political parties across the spectrum asked the Sena chief to clarify his statem...

The Santa Cruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai registered 331.4 mm rainfall on Tuesday, the heaviest since the July 26, 2005 record of 944 mm, which had caused the worst havoc in decades in the city.

Around 450 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been mobilised for deployment in Mumbai, where normal life has been disrupted due to heavy rains.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today flew off the handle when questions were posed to him on the monsoon preparedness of the party-ruled Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai or MCGM, a day after heavy rains virtually clogged the city.

Four persons, including a three-year-old girl, were washed away in separate incidents following heavy rain in neighbouring Maharashtra's Palghar district, about 87 km from Mumbai. Of the four, the body of the minor girl has been recovered so far, Palghar police said.

After heavy rain flooded the city, many people took refuge in the Gurudwara in Dadar. The Gurudwara offered not only 'langar' but also provided shelter to about 750 people. Among the several people who took shelter was the Boleslawski family from Paris. The family of five has thanked the Gurudwara for their help in a moving thank you note.

Before you assume that the Kapoors' customised send-off is a result of the torrential Mumbai rains, let's pay attention to the several hashtags added in the caption

For 54-year-old Sukhdev Meshram, a passenger on the Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express that derailed between Maharashtra's Vasind and Asangaon stations early morning yesterday, it was a day he will never forget.

The suburban train services on the western railway line in Mumbai have resumed after incessant downpour threw life out of gear in the city.

Sidharth Malhotra has been trending two days straight now because Twitter pounced on the opportunity to ridicule his Friday's post about the Gurmeet Ram Rahim rape verdict while also plugging his new film A Gentleman

A noted doctor in Mumbai, Deepak Amarapurkar, is missing since last evening, when heavy rain left most of Mumbai flooded, paralyzing traffic and public services.

Govind Namdev gifted food, umbrellas and raincoats to beggars on the streets of Mumbai streets after heavy rain

A day after copious rains, the civic authorities have moved to clear roads which have become slushy and strewn with garbage, and are also gearing up to tackle rush of patients in municipal hospitals.

Yet again, people turned to social networking websites to extend a helping hand and provide support.

Television stars like Vivek Dahiya, Aashka Goradia and others seem to have enjoyed Mumbai rains

The heavy rain lashing Mumbai has led to cancellation of an Australian minister to the city, authorities said today.

While there were enough and more warnings issued regarding Mumbai rain, delayed action caused the chaos!

A day after heavy rain, 30 times the average, crippled Mumbai, the people of the city opened its doors and hearts to help their own.

The Mumbai civic body's transport wing BEST has moved in to fill the void created by suspension of suburban train services due to heavy rains by operating over 100 extra buses.

Just before the first light of dawn at 4:30am, office goers stranded at their workplaces - which got converted into makeshift dormitories for the night- made their way to the Churchgate station in south Mumbai to reach home.

Even as the country's financial capital reeled under the impact of heavy rains, Shiv Sena, which rules the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, today complimented the civic body for ensuring that the situation did not "go out of hand".

Mumbai's famed 'dabbawalas' today cancelled their delivery of over two lakh tiffins to office goers in the city following disruption in suburban rail services.

People stranded across Mumbai after the city was pounded by rain -- the heaviest in 12 years -- won't have to go hungry today. The Indian Navy has come to their rescue

In the 24-hour cycle since Tuesday 8.30 a.m. till Wednesday, the suburbs recorded 332 mm while the city notched 111 mm rains, the IMD said.