Mumbai Rain Live Updates: MU exams postponed, schools, colleges shut following 'red' alert for heavy showers

A mudslide was reported on Monday in Vile Parle (East) right at the entrance of National India Block LIC Society at Nehru Road. Local Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad said the incident has put the lives of several families residing here at risk.

Mumbai is facing severe disruptions due to intense rainfall that has significantly impacted daily life. Within just six hours, over 300 mm of rain was recorded on Monday, affecting several public transport services, including BEST buses and local trains.

The first heavy downpour of this monsoon season jammed the wheels of the city on the first day of the working week. A spell of intense rainfall occurred between 2.30am and 5.30am Monday even as IMD's Santacruz observatory recorded 268mm rain in a 24-hour period, the second highest July day rainfall in a decade.

Owing to the overnight downpour, the total water stock in all seven lakes that cater to the city recorded a 4% rise in the past 24 hours. According to BMC data, the water stock in the lakes stood at 2.7 lakh million litres or 18.7% of the combined required quantum of 14.47 lakh million litres on Monday morning, as against Sunday's 2.1 lakh million litres or 14.5%.

Rains have made a comeback in a big way. At 268mm, India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Santacruz observatory on Monday recorded the second-highest 24-hour rain in the month of July in the last 15 years, following an intense downpour of 170mm in a three-hour span post midnight.

• Following the overnight downpour, power supply was disrupted in several parts of the Mumbai metropolitan region on Monday morning, with outages lasting an hour to up to seven hours in some housing societies.
• Power utility companies attributed the cause to the waterlogging of cables, and said many outages were initiated as a “precautionary measure”.

On Monday, heavy rains and train delays disrupted daily life in Mumbai, affecting even legislators and a state minister on their way to a state legislature session.

Maharashtra assembly and council sessions were adjourned on Monday because heavy rains in Mumbai and other parts of the state prevented several legislators and officials from reaching the legislature complex.

• It has been raining heavily in Mumbai and Konkan region.
• The water situation gets tougher when the high tide & heavy rain both take place together.
• Please know that entire local & State administration including police department is continuously working hard to provide support and mitigate the situation.
• Please step out only if necessary.
• Stay Safe Mumbaikars !

• All the Mail Express trains which were stranded because of heavy rains and water logging at various locations early morning today have reached their destinations.
• All the passengers have been provided with the water, food and all assistance required.

The famous Raigad fort has been closed for tourists in view of heavy rain in the district. Around 500 tourists were stranded on the fort on Sunday evening, when the Raigad police with the help of members of a NGO started the rescue operation. Hence, from Monday onwards, the Raigad police closed the fort for tourists, said dditional SP Atul Zende.

The week began for Mumbai with extremely heavy rains being recorded in a 24 hour period ending 8.30am on July 8, Monday.