Mumbai rains: Citizens say kitchen staples now burning hole in budgets, with vegetables now costing twice as much. The sudden surge in prices has left consumers scrambling to balance household budgets. For those already burdened by high fuel prices, rising education fees, and transportation costs, this added expense is a serious blow
29 May,2025 08:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
Tejas Naidu was happily telling his friends about his new job, when the tree they were standing under in a Vikhroli garden suddenly fell on him, killing him. Tejas was scheduled to join a multinational firm on the very day the tragedy struck. However, due to heavy rains on Monday, his joining was postponded
28 May,2025 01:07 PM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
Birds and other creatures suffered injuries due to fractures, falls from nests, and displacement due to heavy rainfall and strong winds, Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) founder-president Pawan Sharma said
28 May,2025 12:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Civic officials say there was delay in making dewatering pumps operational by usual date at flood-prone spots, and they thought they had time. They were left red-faced after its monsoon unpreparedness lay exposed on Monday, squarely blamed the weather gods for it. BMC officials revealed that there was a delay in making dewatering pumps operational
28 May,2025 07:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
As part of its annual monsoon preparedness plan, the BMC had directed that all mini-pumping stations be fully operational by May 25 to drain water from low-lying areas and ensure smooth vehicular movement during heavy rain
28 May,2025 01:15 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A woman lost her life after a chunk of plaster allegedly detached and fell from a ceiling in her home and struck her head. The incident occurred around 3 pm on Monday . It has been reported that the deceased had been asleep inside room with her two kids when this happened
27 May,2025 12:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Parel hospital cites low-lying Hindmata drainage failure while patients and staff cope with ankle-deep water. While medical services and emergency care remained uninterrupted, many patients were forced to sit or wait in waterlogged passages, raising serious concerns over hospital infrastructure and disaster preparedness amid heavy Mumbai rains
27 May,2025 08:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
As Mumbaikars were tempted to reach for their scuba diving gear on Monday, one of the most debated aspects of the deluge was the flooding of Worli’s Acharya Atre Chowk station on the Mumbai Metro Aqua Line amid the Mumbai rains that dominated on monday morning
27 May,2025 08:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
Mumbai Rains
City left in a mess by wettest May day in 107 years as monsoon lands 16 days early; yellow alert (moderate rain) for today, more rain likely. The Colaba downpour shattered the previous May record of 279.4 mm set in 1918, while other areas like Bandra, Juhu, Sion, and Chembur saw 30–70 mm by 11 am
27 May,2025 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Aaditya Thackeray claimed that despite the monsoon being at the doorstep, drain and road works in Mumbai remained incomplete. “Mumbai has collapsed in the rains, and it’s only May. However, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who visited the BMC disaster management control room, stated there was no need to respond to the allegations
27 May,2025 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev ShivadekarADVERTISEMENT
