A man enjoys the downpour at Sion as heavy showers lash Mumbai after the break on July 20, 2019. Photo: Pradeep Dhivar

People walk amid heavy rains at Tulsi Pipe Road in Matunga on June 16, 2021. Photo: Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Children play in the rain as heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds hit Worli, Mumbai on 5 August, 2020. Photo: Atul Kamble

A BEST bus makes its way through a waterlogged street at SV Road near Railway quarters at Bandra, Mumbai on July 21, 2015. Photo: Nimesh Dave

Mumbaikars wake up to a wet Wednesday as incessant overnight rains cause waterlogging at Sion in Mumbai on July 24, 2019. Photo: Pradeep Dhivar

A Mumbai local motorman gives a thumbs-up to someone from a train at Sion, as heavy rains lead to flooding on railway tracks on 09/06/2018. Photo: Atul Kamble

People walk through a flooded road during heavy rains at Santacruz in Mumbai, 03 August, 2019. Photo: Shadab Khan

A school boy wades though rain water at S V Road near Railway Colony in Bandra on July 21, 2015. Photo: Nimesh Dave

Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) ground in South Mumbai gets flooded owing to heavy rains on August 28, 2017. Photo: Suresh Karkera

Rescuers help people cross a flooded street in Mumbai in June 2021. Photo: Ashish Rane

High tide at Marin Drive as rains lash Mumbai on August 6, 2020. Photo: Ashish Raje

Morning walkers at Bandra, Mumbai on a wet morning as rains lash the city on October 18, 2020. Photo: Shadab Khan

An ambulance makes its way through a flooded road at King's Circle, Matunga in Mumbai on May 17, 2021. Heavy rains as a result of cyclone Tauktae led to flooding in several areas of the city. Photo: Shadab Khan

Youngsters take pictures on a rainy day at Huges Road in South Mumbai on 08/06/2021. Photo: Bipin Kokate

The skies turn dark in the afternoon near Dadar TT due to heavy downpour on June 9, 2021. Photo: Bipin Kokate

A BEST bus make its way through a water-looged street outside Byculla station. Photo: Ashish Raje

A man uses a plastic sheet as raincoat to take cover from the heavy rains at Bhandup, Mumbai on June 9, 2021. Photo: Sameer Markande

Despite warnings from the civic body to not venture near the sea, some citizens choose to ignore the alert during high tide at the Marine Drive promenade on June 24, 2017. Pic: Suresh Karkera

An elderly person who had fallen from his scooter being helped near Bhandup Traffic Police Chowki junction, Bhandup on 27 May, 2021. Due to heavy rains, road surfaces become slippery resulting in incidents of vehicles skidding. Photo: Sameer Markande

Heavy rains cause waterlogging on railway tracks at Dadar station on June 16, 2021. Photo: Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Waterlogging at Mittal Nagar in Goregoan West as a result of heavy rain in Mumbai on July 1, 2019. Pic: Nimesh Dave