Trains and Flights Delayed in Mumbai Due to Heavy Rain

Trains in Mumbai were running at least 25 minutes late on Tuesday morning because of incessant rain.

The monsoon woes of Mumbaikars continued on Tuesday morning as train services on the Central line were disrupted after an overhead wire snapped near Dadar railway station.

Landslides triggered by heavy rain has blocked the Mumbai-Pune Expressway stopping vehicular traffic. Landslides have been reported at a few places including Dabhol Village in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra; efforts are on to clear the highway.

Friday's flooding of Mumbai has brought the focus back on BRIMSTOWAD, the BrihanMumbai Storm Water Disposal System, which has seen cost escalation and delays. Under the system, launched after the disastrous 2005 floods, the government plans to upgrade the city's 100-year-old drainage system and construct new pumping stations.

As torrential rains pummelled Mumbai, the 24x7 helpline number of the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) has not stopped ringing since the last two days with civic officials working overtime attending to complaints of water-logging and traffic woes across the metropolis.

Operations at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai were hit this evening following a snag in radar.

Around 80 per cent of the 3.5 lakh shops in the city remained shut on Friday, the day when Mumbai came to a standstill thanks to the incessant rainfall. If industry members are to be believed, the losses would have reached Rs 500 crore by Friday.

After 15 days' worth of rain on Friday left Mumbai battered and struggling to cope, the city is slowly returning to normalcy today. With just a light drizzle this morning, water has started to recede from the roads, and many people can be seen on the streets. Train services, which were badly hit due to waterlogging yesterday, have resumed.

Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp proved a boon today for several stranded commuters, helping them get real-time traffic and train updates, and instant car-pooling offers to reach their destinations in the wake of torrential rains in the city.

Following Meteorological Department's predictions of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours, Maharashtra government today announced that all schools and colleges will remain closed on Saturday in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district.

A boy has gone missing after he fell into a nullah at Mankhurd gaon in suburban Mumbai, prompting authorities to launch a search to trace him.

Heavy rains on Friday lashed parts of the western coast, especially Mumbai and Konkan areas, even as the Southwest Monsoon showed no signs of advancement over the past six days.

Indian Navy, Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been put on standby after heavy rains in Mumbai brought life to a standstill. Sea King helicopters too remain on standby at the naval base in Colaba. Schools have been advised to stay shut by the municipal corporation.

Even as incessant rains continue to wreck havoc on Mumbai amidst a flurry of high tides, Yuva Sena Chief Aditya Thackeray today said Mithi river was around the danger mark and asked people to cooperate with authorities in case of an emergency.

With the incessant rains halting the city's lifeline local trains, many office-goers today bicycled to work, calling it the best alternative to reach their destinations in time.

The people of Mumbai have been asked to stay at home today as well after 15 days' worth of rain on Friday left the city battered and struggling to cope. Large parts India's financial capital were flooded and trains, buses and flights were badly hit yesterday.

Heavy rains today lashed parts of the western coast, especially Mumbai and Konkan areas, and are expected to continue for the next couple of days.

Struggling with flooded roads and traffic chaos after heavy rain, the people of Mumbai took to social media to express their anger and reach out to those in trouble.

Bollywood celebs offered a first-hand view of the state of things

On a day which began with parts of Mumbai submerged in thigh-high water, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis promised that updated advisories will be issued every two hours to the city.

Cash share volumes were well below their 10-day average on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange, as trading was disrupted by heavy rains in the nation's financial capital Mumbai.

Train services have been severely hit and schools have been ordered to close after heavy rains lashed Mumbai. Massive traffic jams are being reported across the city with several low-lying areas waterlogged. Stay safe and share your pictures and videos.

Heavy rain since last night has flooded large parts of Mumbai, affecting flights, trains and bus services in a replay of an annual monsoon nightmare in India's financial capital. Thousands are caught in a traffic mess and people have been asked to stay away from the sea during high tide.

The BMC's two new pumping stations, costing nearly Rs 200 crore, did not seem to do much, with the areas they were supposed to drain remaining flooded