Mumbai Reels Under Heavy Rains; IMD Issues Red Alert as City Faces Severe Waterlogging

Mumbai woke up to widespread waterlogging on Saturday after another night of incessant rain, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the city.

Several key localities and railway stations, including Dadar and Bandra, were inundated as intense showers lashed both the western and eastern suburbs between 1 am and 4 am. Marol Fire Station in the western suburbs recorded the highest rainfall at 207 mm, followed by Santacruz’s Nariyalwadi School at 202 mm. In the east, Vikhroli’s Tagore Nagar Municipal School and Ghatkopar’s Building Proposal Office logged 196 mm and 195 mm of rain respectively.

Visuals from across the city showed knee-deep water in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi, while prominent areas such as Kings Circle and Gandhi Market were submerged. Subways in Andheri and Milan were also flooded, forcing people to push vehicles through stagnant water near the SCLR Bridge.

With a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal fueling the downpour, the IMD has forecast more heavy rain in Maharashtra over the next few days, warning of extremely heavy showers at isolated locations. Daytime temperatures are expected to hover around 29°C and drop to about 24°C at night.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged residents to remain indoors unless necessary as the city braces for continued downpours.