Heavy monsoon rain disrupted normal life across several parts of India on Sunday and Monday, grounding flights, flooding roads and triggering weather alerts in multiple states. Mumbai faced severe aviation disruptions, while flood and landslide concerns remained high in Kerala and heavy rainfall warnings were issued for parts of Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Tamil Nadu. At least one death was reported as intense rain continued to affect transport and daily life.

The India Meteorological Department said a weather system over the Bay of Bengal had intensified before weakening into a depression near the north Odisha-West Bengal coast. The system was expected to move west-northwestwards and cross the north Odisha coast before continuing towards north Chhattisgarh. Its movement was likely to bring widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of eastern and central India.

Mumbai was among the worst-affected cities as heavy overnight rain and gusty winds forced runway operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to remain suspended for about an hour. Four IndiGo flights were cancelled and 13 incoming flights were diverted before returning later. Around 90 per cent of departing flights were reportedly delayed by more than an hour on average, while nearly half of arriving flights also faced delays.

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The IMD retained a red alert for Mumbai after several areas received more than 200 mm of rainfall, with some locations recording nearly 300 mm in 24 hours. In Maharashtra, a 17-year-old boy drowned in the swollen Kamvari River in Bhiwandi, while two people were injured after a portion of a balcony collapsed in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi area. Incessant rainfall also triggered structural collapses and tree-fall incidents in Thane and Palghar districts.

Delhi, meanwhile, remained under an orange alert as the weather department forecast generally cloudy skies and moderate rainfall. The warning came a day after the national capital recorded its hottest July day in two years, with the maximum temperature reaching 38.6 degrees Celsius. Moderate showers brought temporary relief to several areas, but Chhatarpur, which recorded 49 mm of rainfall, also witnessed waterlogging that caused inconvenience to residents and commuters.

In southern India, the IMD forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore and the Nilgiris as multiple weather systems influenced the region. A trough extending from south Gujarat to Kerala was creating favourable conditions for rainfall across parts of southern India. Other districts along the Western Ghats were also expected to receive isolated moderate rain and strong winds as authorities continued to monitor changing monsoon conditions across the country.

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