Mumbai Rain: Bollywood Complains About Monsoon Mayhem on Twitter

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.

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

All government schools in Mumbai were closed and offices were almost deserted as heavy rain crippled India's financial capital. Political events were also cancelled.

As heavy rain crippled Mumbai, the civic body this morning issued a flood alert and warned people against travelling, especially during the high tide.

Rain continues in Mumbai even as train services were restored normalcy. The city, which had been brought to a standstill on Friday, is expected to receive some heave rain in the afternoon.

Thousands were stranded across Mumbai as heavy rain, which has pounded the city since Thursday night, severely affecting train services and unleashing massive traffic jams. The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the city's civic agency, ordered all schools to be shut and issued an alert, advising residents to step out only if necessary.

Heavy showers lashed Mumbai since midnight and continued till Friday morning, signalling the onset of the monsoon.

SRK chose to work in pain as the crew had to finish some action scenes before the monsoon arrived in Mumbai

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On Monday night, Aditya Thackeray, the youth leader of the Shiv Sena, hit the streets of Mumbai for what he called a stock-taking tour. The city is going through massive road repairs ahead of the monsoon.

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will host Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. Rain may play spoilsport.

With unseasonal rains causing damage to crops in several districts of Maharashtra, the Congress today demanded a comprehensive package for the affected farmers.

Any discussion of floods in Mumbai begins with a ritual invocation of one fateful date: 26 July 2005. On this day, the megacity received 944mm of rainfall - the average amount for the entire season, and a 100-year high. This, combined with high tides, set off a devastating flood in the city, much of which is built on low-lying land reclaimed in the 19th century.

After heavy rains, Mumbai sometimes doesn't look much different from a Bihar village.

Water logging due to heavy rains that continued to lash the city for a second consecutive day caused major traffic snarls and also disrupted the suburban train services.

With the lake levels dropping rapidly and a 20% water cut in force, the last thing Mumbaikars wanted to hear is that the BMC's much-touted Pinjal Dam, which will boost the city's water supply, will not be ready on time.

Mumbai Metro rain dance causes furor on Twitter

The Narendra Modi government is prepping a contingency plan in case of drought, but has withheld details to avoid panic. It believes that rain in Delhi and Mumbai yesterday is a sign that the stalled monsoon is now progressing again and it might not need the plan after all.

Monsoon rains lashed Mumbai and large parts of coastal and western Maharashtra on Wednesday, disrupting normal life and leading to water-logging in several areas.

As heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Wednesday, photos and a video of a compartment of the Mumbai Metro with a wildly leaking roof went viral online.

Heavy rain lashed Mumbai and large parts of coastal and western Maharashtra Wednesday, providing welcome relief from the extended summer in the city.