Mumbai rain highlights: City's water supply lakes near full capacity after heavy rainfall

Mumbai rain live updates: Mumbai's Santacruz observatory, representative of the western suburbs, recorded 200 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, according to PTI.

Mumbai rain live updates: After a week of significant rainfall, the seven primary water supply lakes for Mumbai are nearing full capacity, reports ANI.

According to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recorded at 6 AM today, the water reserves in these lakes currently stand at 95.17%.

Mumbai rain live updates: The headmaster of a Zilla Parishad school in Gadchiroli was swept away by rainwater while crossing an overflowing nullah on Tuesday evening, as incessant rains continued to batter the district. His body was found later that night.

According to the police, the incident occurred when the victim, Vasant Talande, was returning to his village, Jonawahi, from Palle, five kilometers away from his house.

Mumbai rain live updates: Mumbai received a staggering 447mm of rain in the 48 hours from Monday morning till Wednesday, the eastern suburbs accounting for 346mm. Kurla, along with others areas along LBS Marg, was one of the localities worst hit by waterlogging on Tuesday.

Mumbai rain live updates: Mumbai got a break from rains on Thursday morning, with parts of the city seeing sunlight almost after a week. Rainfall has reduced significantly in the metropolis since Wednesday, with no overnight showers reported, according to PTI.

Mumbai woke up to cloudy skies on Thursday with respite in rainfall predicted by IMD.

The India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for Thursday in parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, Satara, Thane and Nashik. This comes a day after IMD issued an orange alert of heavy rain in Mumbai on August 20, predicting that the intensity of the downpour in the financial capital will reduce from Thursday.

The Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Western Railway informed on X, early morning, regarding the cancellation of three local train services due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging in Mumbai. The affected trains for August 21 include the 61002 Diva–Boisar MEMU, 61001 Boisar–Vasai Road MEMU, and 61003 Vasai Road–Diva MEMU.

Heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Tuesday led to multiple disruptions across the city. Two monorail incidents were reported, with one train halting between Acharya Atre and Wadala stations, carrying 200 passengers, all of whom were safely rescued. A second incident at Mysore Colony left over 500 passengers stranded. Additionally, water from the overflowing Mithi River entered the Ambedkar Nagar slum area in BKC, causing further distress.

The downpour also severely affected public transport, with suburban train services on the Harbour Line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kurla remaining suspended for over 12 hours on Tuesday.

After intense rainfall for the past few days, Mumbai on Thursday received some respite with sunlight in parts of the city. Visuals from Marine Drive showed high waves crashing.

After continuous heavy rainfall in Mumbai for the past few days, the seven primary water-supplying lakes are nearing their full capacity. According to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recorded at 6 AM today, the water reserves in these lakes currently stand at 95.17per cent.

This figure exceeds the reserve levels recorded for the same date in 2024, which were 94.49 per cent, as well as the levels from 2023, which were at 83.72 per cent.

No travel advisory has been issued today by IndiGo, SpiceJet or Akasa Air related to flight disruptions. This comes a day after over 50 flights were affected in Mumbai due to intense rainfall which caused waterlogging in parts of the city.

All educational institutions today will remain operation as there is no official announcement of closure yet. Authorities earlier declared holidays for schools and colleges on Tuesday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for August 18-19 in Thane and Palghar districts.