When it rains in Mumbai, it doesn’t just pour — it drowns the city.
Roads vanish under waist-deep water, trains grind to a halt, and airports turn into waiting rooms for stranded passengers.
For millions of residents, life is on pause.
Over the past four days, Mumbai has been lashed with more than 800mm of rainfall — far above the August average.
The downpour has already claimed at least 21 lives across Maharashtra.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert, warning of even more rain.
What’s The Situation?
Schools are shut, 350 people have been shifted to shelters.
Viral videos show residents wading — or even swimming — through garbage-choked streets.
Transport has taken a beating. Local trains, Mumbai’s lifeline, have been delayed for hours.
“Trains scheduled for last night have left this morning,” one frustrated commuter told ANI.
The city’s airport hasn’t fared better, with 50 flights canceled and airlines cautioning that delays may worsen.
Even the monorail wasn’t spared — it stalled mid-track, crammed with passengers gasping for air until rescuers hauled them down with cranes.
Critics say the government is caught flat-footed.
Opposition leader Aaditya Thackeray slammed “zero planning,” while citizens vented online about flooding near brand-new infrastructure.
Mumbai may be India’s financial powerhouse.
But every monsoon reminds its people of a hard truth: billion-dollar projects won’t save a city if the drains can’t keep up.
