'Looks Ominous, Hope We're Prepared': Shobhaa De On Mumbai Rain

As Mumbai braced for what could be the worst rain and flooding in the city since 2005, many on social media dreaded that it could be unprecedented and worse than before.

Mumbai is bracing for what weather officials believe could be the heaviest and longest bout of rain since July 26, 2005, when the city was paralysed by floods. It has been raining incessantly since morning and if it continues till high tide in the evening, the India's commercial capital could be in for hours of flooding, traffic jams and stranded cars on the roads.

The rains are in full spate in Mumbai and if the weather department is to be believed, you can expect more showers throughout the day.

Torrential rains swept parts of the country, claiming three lives and triggering fears of floods in Gujarat even as the situation in deluge-ravaged Assam improved marginally.

In an unfortunate incident, an advocate who was seriously injured after a tree fell on him in Naupada area died on Saturday evening, said police.

A landslide at Zig Zag road at Pali Hill in Mumbai's Bandra has been added to the list of incidents that the city has witnessed due to heavy rains this season.

Rains continued to lash Mumbai metropolitan region for the fourth day today with India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Santacruz and Colaba stations recording a three digit rainfall in the last 24-hours.

After a brief spell of drizzle in the last two days, heavy rains lashed the city and adjoining areas this morning affecting suburban rail services on both routes of the Central Railway.

Heavy overnight rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining areas causing water logging in several low-lying areas, resulting in slow movement of peak hour rail traffic this morning.

The southwest monsoon, which has become active along the coastline of Maharashtra, has led to a heavy downpour in Mumbai and Konkan area.

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Parts of Mumbai on Friday received pre-monsoon showers in the evening, which brought a relief from the scorching heat, but affected the suburban train services, causing inconvenience to the commuters.

After rains hit many parts of Mumbai, the roads of the maximum city are dotted with potholes once again. Facing flak from Mumbaikars, a week ago, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had ordered civic bodies to fix potholes across the city within 15 days.

Rains continued to lash the city today as this season's last leg of spell brought temperature down by few notches.

With the city and its outskirts receiving good rains this monsoon, the seven reservoirs that supply water to the metropolis have been filled to 99 per cent capacity, a civic body official said today.

Mumbaikars this morning woke up to heavy showers as intermittent rains continued to lash the city and its outskirts for sixth day today even as the weatherman predicted more heavy downpour in the metropolis.

The Mumbai-Goa National Highway was on Thursday night closed for traffic due to heavy rainfall in Konkan region.

Heavy rainfall has disrupted normal life in Mumbai in the last 48 hours with the weatherman predicting rainfall at regular intervals in the next 24 hours.

Heavy rains continue to lash large parts of Maharashtra, with many areas recording three-digit (in millimetres) rainfall, including Mumbai and coastal districts, officials said on Wednesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted very heavy rainfall for Mumbai for the next 48 hours, an official said.