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Mumbai is set for a very wet August 21, 2025, with moderate rainfall and a 96% chance of precipitation. Temperatures will remain mild, around 27°C, amidst high humidity. The week ahead promises continuous rain, with Friday, August 23, expected to be the ...
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Mid-Day on MSNMumbai rains aftermath: BMC learns lessons from two-day deluge
The Santacruz weather station recorded 447.2 mm of rain in just two days on Monday and Tuesday, while the Colaba station recorded 217 mm, resulting in key learnings for the civic body regarding disaster management in the city.
Heavy rains in India's financial capital Mumbai have disrupted the lives of millions of people, submerging roads and leading to flight and train cancellations. Many parts of the city remain inundated in waist-deep water, with videos showing residents swimming through waterlogged roads as garbage gushed out from clogged sewers.
All public transport services in Mumbai, including local trains, resumed normal operations on Wednesday morning, a day after the torrential rains crippled normal life, officials said. Educational institutions like schools and colleges were also opened a day after they were closed due to heavy rains and floods.
Mumbai residents were surprised to see a Spider-Man look-alike helping with flood relief during intense monsoon rains. The masked figure was seen using a mop to clear stagnant water from flooded streets,
MUMBAI- Mumbai’s relentless downpour has reached the doorstep of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Videos circulating online show severe waterlogging outside his Juhu residence, ‘Jalsa’, with claims that the actor himself was spotted clearing water with a wiper.
As of August 20, 2025, Mumbai continues to grapple with severe monsoon conditions. The city has been under a red alert since August 19, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall through August 21.
Amid the alerts and the waterlogged streets, a vlogger, Sagar Thakur, set out on a journey to the poshest areas of the city where Bollywood stars live to show how the rain affected them.