Heavy rain traps tourists at Thane resort

Mumbai weather: A disaster management team has rescued 33 people from a resort in Thane district near Mumbai. Eighty people were trapped inside the Silent Hill resort after relentless rains flooded the low lying area where it is situated. Twenty chartered accountants, two families, and a staff of 50 people were stuck at the resort, close to the Vaitarna River, which s...

Mumbai had a nasty start to its week. Heavy rains whipped the city, making the morning insidious for commuters. A portion of a small hill near the city's famous Haji Ali Dargah collapsed; one person has died. Residents of several buildings in the area have been asked to leave their homes.

Lakhs of Mumbaikars are gearing up for Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, beginning from September 1 but the pockmarked roads in the city may not provide a smooth ride for the elephant headed god.

It was a manic Monday for Mumbai commuters trying to get to office this morning. The Central line, which includes major stations like Byculla, Dadar and Thane, was closed by 9 am because water had accumulated on several tracks. Trains on the Western line, used by about 30 lakh people everyday, were running 10 minutes late. Flights at 11 am were delayed on an average...

Continuous rain in Mumbai has left several low-lying areas water-logged and traffic snarls on the two main Express highways today. Commuters had a harrowing time because of the jam

Mumbai rains kept the team of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Ferrari Ki Sawaari, starring Deepika, waiting for two months to shoot a crucial sequence.

The probe into the synchronised blasts which rocked South and Central Mumbai on Wednesday may hit a stumbling block as heavy rains lashed the area, triggering fears that crucial evidence may be lost before being collected by the forensic experts.Forensic experts of Maharashtra and from Central Forensic Laboratory (CFSL), Delhi, have reached Mumbai ...

Heavy rains that lashed the city today after a long lull set some of the Bollywood personalities complaining though few of them appeared to enjoy it.

Incessant rains in Mumbai have cooled down the city, but jams and water-logging have added to the woes of the people including Bollywood celebs.

Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of the metropolis for the second consecutive day today, disrupting rail and air traffic, causing inconvenience to a lot of commuters.According to Met department here, Colaba recorded 162.8 mm of rainfall and Santacruz received 116 mm of rainfall from 8.30 am yesterday to 8.30 am today.Train services on Ce...

Intermittent rains in Mumbai since Friday night has led to water logging in low-lying areas like Hindmata in Central Mumbai and Andheri in the western suburbs of the city.Air traffic in Mumbai is also seeing slight delays with arrival being delayed for 15 minutes and departures being delayed for half an hour. The visibility, however, is normal at t...

Rains have set a record with Colaba in Mumbai receiving the highest rainfall in the past 50 years. And there seems to be no sign of the rains abating, according to weather bureau officials. Colaba, this year, during the months of June, July and August received a whopping 2,896 mm of rainfall. This has been the highest received at the centre since 1...

Incessant rains continued to lash the city for the second consecutive day today.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Colaba recorded 69.3 mm of rainfall and Santacruz received 138.0 mm of rainfall from 8:30 am yesterday to 8.30 am today.The weather bureau forecasts intermittent rains in parts of city and suburbs and heavy rains a...

As the heavens opened up over the city of dreams, Mumbai's western suburbs witnessed the highest rainfall of this season. Battling an acute water crisis, the incessant downpour brought a smile to many faces across the city."Santacruz registered 158.2 mm rainfall, which is the highest of this season in the suburbs. While on the other hand, Colaba's ...

A 6-year-old died and ten others were injured when a four-storeyed building collapsed in suburban Kurla on Wednesday night, fire brigade officials said."Rafiq Estate, a residential building in Qureshi Nagar area of Kurla, caved in at around 12.30 am," an official said.They said 10 people were injured in the incident and they have been rushed to nea...

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai, on Thursday, affecting road and rail traffic and causing water logging in the suburbs.The rainfall recorded in suburban Santa Cruz was 94.3 mm whereas south Mumbai's Colaba received 83.7 mm rainfall, the Met department said today.Train services were affected due to rains with many of them running late by 20-25 minutes...

For young Mumbaikars, Monday was a day of fun. They turned the city roads and bylanes into temporary playgrounds. Crowds were spotted playing cricket and football matches in the middle of the road, and the rain gods helped by not playing spoilsport.

A two-year-old girl was killed and eight others injured after a wall collapsed on a house following heaving rains in Mumbai. The incident occurred at 3.30 am on Thursday at Qureshi Nagar. A 15-feet wall of a Mhada building gave way and crashed on one of the houses in Yosuf Pathan Chawl. Civic officials said the deceased Jeeshan Abeed Hussain, was d...

Just before rush hour, South Mumbai was pounded by rain. At 4 pm, the skies opened up and over the next 90 minutes, 91.7 mm rainfall was recorded - abnormally high.Trees were uprooted in parts of the city like Santa Cruz and Colaba.  For nearly 15 minutes, runway operations were suspended at the airport. Flights averaged a delay of 45 minutes ...

In Mumbai the civic authorities have listed 272 buildings as unsafe for habitation. But people continue to live and work in them mostly because they have 'no choice'. The Amrut Mahotsav Building is 82 years old and one of the 272 unsafe structures on BMC's list. A dilapidated structure that could fall anytime but like most buildings on the list, it...

After a chaotic Wednesday with heavy rains lashing the city, Thursday has dawned clear. There has been no rain in Mumbai since last night. The weather bureau has forecast heavy rainfall with strong winds and thundershowers in parts of city and suburbs over the next 24 hours. Between June 13 and 17, it has said, there will be tides measuring between...

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has declared 272 buildings unsafe because of possible landslides due to the heavy rain lashing the city. Those residing in these buildings have been asked to evacuate. The landslide-prone areas where the warning has been sounded include, Rajeev Gandhi Nagar, Goregaon-Mulund Link Road, Goregaon (East)...

Waterlogged streets, train services hit, flight delays. It was a chaotic Wednesday for Mumbaikars. And in a slum in Thane, eight people died after a wall crashed into their homes.  Among them were two children. After the incident, 37 people have been shifted to a safer location.Early in the morning around 4'0' clock a wall separating a slum an...

The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has alerted a high tide of 4.70 metres for Wednesday."Any tide above 4.5 metres is coupled with heavy rains and is a matter of concern," Joint Municipal Commissioner S S Shinde said.Another tide of 4.07 metres is expected today afternoon, the civic body said."We appeal to Mumbaikars not to venture into ...