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Mumbai’s relentless monsoon has caused widespread waterlogging, and now even Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic Juhu bungalow, Prateeksha, faces ankle-deep flooding, underscoring how the city’s prime areas remain vulnerable to the seasonal downpour and its disruptions.
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Heavy rains in Mumbai on August 19, 2025, caused severe waterlogging across the city, leading to massive traffic disruptions. Key subways including Andheri and Poisar were shut, while Elphinstone bridge and Mankhurd Tunnel were closed due to flooding. Major routes like the Western Express Highway and Eastern Freeway were heavily affected, leaving commuters stranded.
Police rescued schoolchildren trapped in waterlogged areas such as Gandhi Market in Sion, while tree falls and malfunctioning signals added to the chaos. Several areas including Lokhandwala, Veera Desai Road, and Kings Circle Matunga reported 2–3 feet of flooding.
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India's monsoon is here—and it's only May! Why has the rain arrived early, and what does it mean for farming, cities, and climate patterns? In this video, we break down the science, the warnings, and what you need to do to stay ready. Don’t miss this quick explainer on India’s changing weather game!
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Mumbai is witnessing record-breaking early monsoon rains, leading to waterlogging and chaos. Incomplete drainage work, high tide, and changing rain patterns worsened the flooding, exposing long-standing infrastructure issues yet again
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Heavy rain lashed Mumbai as IMD issued red and orange alerts for several areas, warning of thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds up to 60 kmph and intense rainfall.
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The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall, with the possibility of extremely heavy showers at isolated places in Nagpur and other districts of Vidarbha region on Monday and advised people not to step out of their homes unless necessary.
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared a holiday for the day for all the civic, government and private schools and colleges in the city to avoid inconvenience to students.
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The death toll from the hoarding collapse in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area climbs to 14, with 74 injured. NDRF teams, alongside Mumbai Fire Brigade and other agencies, are conducting rescue operations. The 100-foot-tall illegal billboard fell during dust storms and rains. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde orders a structural audit of all city hoardings and announces Rs 5 lakh aid to the families of each victim. Stay updated on the ongoing search and rescue efforts.
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Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma was on a visit to Mumbai with his friend, Vishal Gondal. He enjoyed the pleasant weather of Maximum City with filter coffee and "handvo".
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Identified as social media influencer Siddhesh Lokare, the man shared the news on his Instagram page with a video in it, in which he could be seen stopping delivery agents on the road and offering them food and beverages.
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The AI-generated images were shared by a user named Sourabh Dhabhai on LinkedIn. He generated the pictures using Midjourney.
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India is receiving its annual monsoon rainfall. Incessant rainfall was reported in Mumbai on July 6 morning, after spells of heavy showers over the last two days, and citizens complained of water-logging in some low-lying areas of the city. An aggrieved citizen in a tweet said they now need a boat to commute, instead of a car. The Central Railway and Western Railway officials said the local trains were operating normally, but some commuters claimed the suburban services were running a little late.
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Developers say it is difficult to sell or rent apartments that are located in flood prone areas.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Mumbai, and neighbouring Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts, warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places there during the day.
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Mumbai’s civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appealed to Mumbaikars not to venture in waterlogged areas.
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A senior official of the health department of the BMC said those who walked through floodwaters for some time need to take this medicine within 24 to 72 hours of the contact with water to avoid leptospirosis.
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Trains getting stuck is nothing new for Mumbaikars, and the normal course of action in such cases is to get down on the tracks and trudge along towards the nearest station.
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The problem isn't money, for there is plenty of it in Mumbai. Mumbai's middle name is money and, if anything, fixing it water and sewerage problems will bring it more - not less - money. The problems is the city fathers are really step-fathers. The city's governance structure convert potential fathers into stepfathers.
