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MUMBAI MONSOON NEWS
After heavy rain, Mumbai dumped 10 days’ of drinking water into sea. Why?
August 03, 2026 10:00 am
The country's financial capital runs 400 MLD short of water daily, yet monsoon surplus flows to sea rather than being stored. The BMC argues dams would be financially impossible. Hydrologists say capturing rain locally is far more practical.
Mumbai swelters as rains take a break: IMD predicts no showers this week
July 13, 2026 2:21 pm
Days after heavy rainfall battered Mumbai, disrupting lives, the Mumbaikars are now dealing with a drier weather as temperatures go up.
India's richest civic body spent Rs 200 crore on trees, can’t spot the rot
July 13, 2026 10:55 am
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no Resistograph, no tree health records and a census 10 years overdue. Records examined by The Indian Express show how the gaps built up.
Credit war to blame game: What Mumbai monsoon changed for BJP-Sena tussle
July 07, 2026 2:37 pm
Mumbai and its neighbouring areas are in the throes of a ruthless monsoon. At least 10 people have died, some of them crushed under falling trees
'We'll vacate tomorrow': Hours later, Mumbai man lost wife, four children in building collapse
July 07, 2026 1:17 am
The family had decided to leave the next morning. Minutes after he stepped out to buy food, an illegal four-storey structure buried his wife and four children under the rubble.
Monsoon throws Mumbai transport off track; flights diverted, trains cancelled, buses rerouted
July 06, 2026 8:39 pm
Road transport was similarly hit as waterlogging slowed traffic across several parts of the city.
10 dead, red alert, 'stay home' appeal: Mumbai monsoon woes far from over
July 06, 2026 4:13 pm
Rain-related incidents have already claimed 10 lives in Mumbai. Behind the death count are several tree-fall incidents that crushed vehicles and claimed lives.
India news highlights, 3 July 2026: Centre asks to remove apps being used to remotely disable electric vehicles
July 03, 2026 7:56 pm
India News Today's Highlights, 3 July 2026: Get the breaking news highlights on a 17-year-old schoolgirl electrocuted by an exposed wire in rainwater in Thane amid allegations of power company negligence, Mumbai's IMD orange alert as the monsoon intensifies across the city and suburbs, CCTV footage showing accused removing and hiding cash bundles in the Ram temple donation 'theft' row, PM Modi's upcoming official visit to New Zealand, and days-long funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei in Iran, along with top headlines, politics, business, sports, entertainment and city updates from India and around the world.
Mumbai Mayor inspecting flooding, BMC official falls into open manhole
June 24, 2026 4:32 pm
As the video of the incident went viral, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Congress MP from Mumbai Varsha Gaikwad criticised Mayor Ritu Tawde.
Mumbai battered by over 300 mm overnight rain; traffic and trains hit
June 24, 2026 12:22 pm
IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai until Thursday morning.
MUMBAI MONSOON PHOTOS
In Photos: 300 mm overnight rain batters Mumbai
June 24, 2026 3:35 pm
South Mumbai recorded its wettest June day in over a decade, with 248 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours
In pictures: Heavy rain floods Mumbai streets as city braces for more showers
May 26, 2025 12:09 pm
Amid the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) warnings about thunderstorms and gusty winds, an intense spell of rain lashed parts of Mumbai, especially the island city, for a couple of hours. Heavy rains inundated tracks on the Central Railway network at Masjid, Byculla, Dadar, Matunga and Badlapur railway stations, slowing the movement of trains in the morning rush hours.
Rain batters Mumbai: 22 dead, train services hit
July 18, 2021 4:48 pm
The downpour has caused heavy flooding in low-lying areas of Chunabhatti, Sion, Dadar, and Gandhi Market, Chembur and Kurla LBS Road.
Heavy rains, waterlogging mark arrival of monsoon in Mumbai
June 09, 2021 8:52 pm
Southwest monsoon has arrived in Mumbai two days earlier than its onset date.
Mumbai braces for more rains, IMD asks people to stay indoors
June 08, 2018 12:02 pm
The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall in Mumbai during the weekend, and has advised people to stay indoors.
Monsoon rains bring respite from sweltering heat
July 02, 2014 6:24 pm
Heavy rains on Wednesday lashed the metropolis, severely disrupting road, rail and suburban train services.
MUMBAI MONSOON VIDEOS
Hear the Mumbai monsoon
June 22, 2020 6:21 pm
The rain makes us dance to its rhythm. It has a special place. Hear the different sounds of the Mumbai monsoon and experience it.
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