In light of the torrential downpour in Mumbai, SpiceJet has issued a crucial travel advisory MUMBAI: Heavy rain and adverse weather conditions in Mumbai prompted SpiceJet to issue a travel advisory on Tuesday, warning passengers that flight arrivals, departures and consequential flights at Mumbai airport could be affected.In a post on X, the airline said,…
A total of 11 people have sustained injuries in various rain-related incidents during the monsoon season in Thane. THANE: Three people have died and nearly 800 others have been evacuated due to rain-related incidents across Maharashtra’s Thane district over the past week, while a lightning strike injured two people in the latest weather-related incident, officials…
Every monsoon, Mumbai residents hear the same warning from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC): High tide expected. Heavy rain possible. When the two forecasts coincide, officials gear up for flooding, gridlock, and disruption to suburban train services.But what makes this particular combination so troublesome?The answer is a simple but…
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s roads get flooded, train services get disrupted, traffic snarls and daily life come to a standstill every monsoon season. Heavy rain is the immediate trigger, but experts say it’s a combination of natural and man-made causes behind the city’s annual flooding.Because of the increased frequency of extreme rainfall events, which often take place…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday reviewed the state’s flood and rain situation at the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) in Mantralaya, directing officials to remain on high alert as heavy rainfall is expected to continue over the next two days. The review meeting was attended by Minister Girish Mahajan, the Chief Secretary, Director…
Rescue personnel conduct rescue operation after a ground-plus-three-storey ‘chawl’ partially collapsed in Mumbai’s Mankhurd in Mumbai, Sunday, July 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Five children among six persons were killed in a house collapse in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area amid heavy rains on Sunday (July 5, 2026) night, officials said. According to the BMC, when…
Heavy rainfall continued to disrupt normal life across Mumbai on Sunday, with a tragic building collapse in Mankhurd claiming six lives. A portion of a ground-plus-three (G+3) chawl collapsed in the Janta Nagar area behind Hanuman Temple at around 8.30 pm, trapping several residents under the debris. According to preliminary information, parts of two to…
This marks the city’s second fatal tree-fall incident in under a week, following a similar tragedy in Chembur. MUMBAI: A 63-year-old man died after a tree collapsed on a shop near BMC Hindi school, Gomes Gown Building, Naupada, Kamini Kurla (West) on Sunday amid heavy rainfall. This marked the city’s second fatal tree-fall incident in…
Satam claimed the viral video was taken out of context Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray demanded action from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis against Mumbai BJP Ameet Satam after a video of him went viral in which he is seen laughing allegedly at Mumbai’s rain-related deaths. SS UBT leader Sanjay Raut also posted…
Mumbai schools, colleges closed for afternoon session today as IMD issues red alert for heavy rain The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, warning of extremely heavy rainfall across the city on Saturday, July 4.In view of the weather conditions, all schools and colleges in Mumbai have been directed to…
