Mumbai Floods
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Maharashtra rain havoc: Why does Mumbai keep struggling with waterlogging year after year? EXPLAINED
Explainers | July 27, 2024 0:00 ISTMumbai faces sever waterlogging every year. Despite efforts at the BMC and state government level, the situation becomes grim every year. Here are some of the reasons why the city struggles with flood-type situations every year.
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Australian podcaster amazed as Uber driver braves Mumbai floods to reach airport | WATCH
Trending | July 18, 2024 19:37 ISTAustralian podcaster hails Mumbai Uber driver a hero for navigating flooded streets to get her to the airport on time. video goes viral!
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'Mumbai getting flooded since BJP, Shiv Sena took over BMC': Congress leader Nana Patole
India | August 25, 2022 11:06 ISTMumbai Floods: Earlier, Congress leader Milind Deora demanded a CBI probe into a Rs. 12,000 crore spent by BMC in 2017, and yet Mumbai roads getting potholes and floods.
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Mumbai: Heavy rains lash maximum city, IMD issues alert | Watch
India | July 01, 2022 9:24 ISTMumbai rains: The weather department has issued a yellow alert, predicting heavy rains at a few places in the city on July 1 and 2.
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Mumbai Rains: 7 dead, 3 injured after building collapses in Govandi area
India | July 23, 2021 10:47 ISTGround plus one storey residential structure has collapsed at Shivaji Nagar in Govandi, amid heavy downpour in Maharashtra, including Mumbai.
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Mangroves destruction to blame for flooding in Mumbai, says experts
India | August 06, 2020 12:28 ISTDestruction of mangroves and unplanned constructions are responsible for flooding in Mumbai every year after heavy rains, say environment activists and town planners.Mangroves absorb excess water but they are being destroyed in Mumbai in the guise of infrastructure development
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Mumbai rains: Railway engineer braved rains, flood to keep trains running
India | September 07, 2019 18:12 ISTAccording to a Western Railway (WR) official, the engineer, Harish Rathore, spent nearly 16 hours in flooded water monitoring the water level on tracks between Andheri and Vasai stations and clearing them.
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Mumbai Rains: IAF rescues 58 people from rain-hit Thane; heavy rainfall expected in next 24 hours
India | August 04, 2019 18:23 ISTThe Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday deployed helicopter in the rescue operation and airlifted around 58 stranded people, including 16 children from the Ju-Nandkhuri village near Khandvali in Thane district, on the request of CM Devendra Fadnavis of additional assistance from NDRF, Air Force.
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Few tips to help you muddle through monsoons in Mumbai
India | October 10, 2019 23:43 ISTAccording to IMD Santa Cruz observatory, Mumbai recorded rainfall for over 24 hours which falls in the extremely heavy rain category. As life came to a standstill in the country's financial capital, we have a few hacks that may help you to avoid getting stuck in the rigmarole of Mumbai's downpour.
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Six-month-old boy survives Malad wall collapse and flood
India | July 03, 2019 17:13 IST"We were asleep with Ayush in our house. Before we could understand anything, we found ourselves being washed away due to the sudden flow of water. Me and my wife tried to hold on to each other and our child, but the strong current turned us helpless and we got separated after some time," Ayush's father Uttam Sharma (25) said.
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Graft in nullah works to blame for Mumbai water-logging: MLA
India | June 28, 2019 14:31 ISTOnly a few hours of rains have "submerged" Mumbai, Congress MLA Amin Patel said Friday and blamed "corruption" in the Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations (BMC) pre-monsoon nullah cleaning works for the situation.
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Mumbai: Pre-monsoon rains create flood-like situation, city braces for more showers today
India | June 14, 2018 12:43 ISTIn 2005 also, Mumbai faced severe floods. That year had recorded 944 mm (37.17 inches) of rainfall within 24 hours on 26 July.
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Mumbai floods: Can’t control nature but situation haven’t moved an inch in past few years, says Bombay HC
India | September 02, 2017 15:04 IST“We cannot control nature. But this is not the first time this is happening in Mumbai. We have not moved an inch,” Chief Justice Chellur said.
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Mumbai floods: Manholes being searched for missing Dr Deepak Amrapurkar
News | August 30, 2017 19:42 IST
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