Mumbai wakes up to rain and cooler weather on the first day of 2026
Mumbai started the New Year with rain and cooler temperatures. Showers across parts of the city led to travel disruptions, while air quality remained in the unhealthy range.
Mumbai started the New Year with rain and cooler temperatures. Showers across parts of the city led to travel disruptions, while air quality remained in the unhealthy range.
Teams of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), fire department and Mumbai Police were engaged in rescuing passengers from the monorail that was stuck near Mysore Colony station in Mumbai.
The IMD issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Ratnagiri after heavy rains triggered severe waterlogging and a fatal landslide in Vikhroli. Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh’s monsoon death toll has climbed to 257 amid landslides, flash floods, and road blockages.
Mumbai has already recorded 64 per cent of its month-to-month quota of rain within the first five days of August.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that extremely heavy rain will occur at isolated places in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra on August 4 and August 5.
At least 700 people were stranded on the Mumbai-Kolhapur train with no drinking water or food for nearly 15 hours as the train was practically cut off with five-six feet water on all sides.
In Mumbai, Minister of Education Ashish Shelar has directed schools and colleges to declare a holiday to ensure students are not inconvenienced if heavy rain continued.
'Dear Mumbaikars, the city has experienced heavy rainfall in the last couple of hours, especially in the eastern suburb. We regret all the inconvenience that has showered along. But the intensity is on decline now & our teams will try to pump out logged water as soon as possible.'
Over 28 deaths have been reported from Mumbai alone as incessant rains lashed several parts of Maharashtra for five consecutive days.
The dam breach caused flood-like situation in seven downstream villages washing away at least 12 houses near the dam.
