Torrential rainfall exceeding 200 mm battered Mumbai and its suburbs overnight on Saturday, August 16, 2025, triggering widespread waterlogging, a deadly landslide, and significant disruptions to local train and bus services. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall for the next two days, prompting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to urge residents to avoid unnecessary travel.

The deluge, which began around 1 am and continued into the early hours, inundated low-lying areas across the eastern and western suburbs, including Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Andheri, Kings Circle, Malad, and Goregaon. Vikhroli recorded the highest rainfall at 248.5 mm, followed by Santacruz (232.5 mm), Sion (221 mm), and Juhu (208 mm), while south Mumbai’s Colaba saw 70 mm between 8:30 am Friday and 5:30 am Saturday.

A tragic landslide in Vikhroli Parksite at 2:39 am claimed two lives and injured two others, with emergency teams responding swiftly to the disaster. Mumbai’s suburban train services faced severe disruptions due to waterlogged tracks at stations like Dadar, Kurla, Sion, Chunabhatti, and Tilak Nagar, affecting Central Railway’s main and harbour lines and delaying Western Railway trains. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) reported bus diversions in waterlogged areas such as Sion, Kings Circle, Aarey Colony, and Malad Subway.

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Civic authorities deployed response teams and pumping operations to address waterlogging and tree falls across the city. The BMC and local officials are working to mitigate the impact, with heightened vigilance urged as the IMD warns of continued heavy rainfall in the region.

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