Heavy Rains Hit Mumbai, Flooding and Traffic Jams Abound

A look via social media at how the continuous downpour has affected Mumbai.

• Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Mumbai over Monday and Tuesday, causing flooding and water logging in several parts of the city.
• According to reports, in just 9 hours South Mumbai had recorded its highest rainfall this year on Monday.
• The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has already said that Mumbai will receive heavy to extremely heavy rain until Wednesday - which could be up to 200mm of rainfall.

There have been reports of water logging in suburbs such as Matunga West, Mahim, Dadar and Bandra East.

Actor Gul Panag used a weather app and tweeted this screenshot of her mobile to warn Mumbaikars about the onslaught of heavy rains.

Looks like a developing system. Moving towards south Mumbai #MumbaiRains @ForeFlight pic.twitter.com/bXzs1ZEaB1

— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) August 29, 2017

The Quint’s Facebook Live of Mumbai Rains from Elphinstone Road Station:

Mumbaikars have been posting pictures, videos and messages about their rain woes on social media.

"Hum aage zaroor jayenge" @TheQuint #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/k0KI8sr00Q

— Almas Khateeb (@ItsAlmasK) August 29, 2017

JVLR. Now. #MumbaiRains #TrafficAlert @RidlrMUM #watereverywhere pic.twitter.com/wchKADSlgm

— sharon (@sharonpicardo) August 29, 2017

Returning from #Siddhivinayak. #GanpatiBappaMorya. #MumbaiRains ##KharBandraSVRoad Courtesy @NeerajGuptaLive pic.twitter.com/mmCmswsTrx

— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) August 29, 2017

This is SV Road Irla right now. Avoid at all means. #mumbairains pic.twitter.com/nwo5U4StC3

— Hardik Shah (@hardik) August 29, 2017

Okay wtf is this rain? Can't even see ten feet in front of us! #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/Uj46zXYMFL

— Riddhi Chakraborty (@thisisridz) August 29, 2017

Outside Akriti Business centre. #MumbaiRains @TheQuint pic.twitter.com/P4YjjV01LS

— Almas Khateeb (@ItsAlmasK) August 29, 2017