Heavy rains battered Mumbai for third straight day on Monday, throwing normal life out of gear. Relentless heavy downpour lashed the city and its suburbs, causing severe waterlogging and prompting the India
Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert.
As rains pounded the state capital on Monday, familiar scenes returned — waterlogged streets, stranded vehicles, traffic snarls, and frustrated commuters. Social media was flooded with visuals and memes highlighting the city’s persistent flooding woes.
Travelled 2+ hrs for internals… basically gave exam in Venice🙂
Holiday? …
Nah man travel with a boat par aana toh padega 🙏🏻 #MumbaiRains #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/Xuw7SMbrhH— RIRI (@rizzzz_157) August 18, 2025
As rainwater flooded Mumbai’s roads, a user likened it to Venice, tweeting, “Travelled 2+ hrs for internals… basically gave exam in Venice. Holiday? …Nah man travel with a boat par aana toh padega (sic)”
A video showed a Mercedes car stuck in knee-deep water on Veera Desai Road in Andheri West.
This is South Mumbai- Prabhadevi where you buy 15-20 crores of Flat🌊#MumbaiRains doesn’t care pic.twitter.com/7a9D5zKbKx
— Mumbai Nowcast (@s_r_khandelwal) August 18, 2025
Another user on X commented, “This is South Mumbai – Prabhadevi where you buy Rs 15-20 crore flats,” with the hashtag “#MumbaiRains doesnt care” trending online.
A third user joked with a hint of sarcasm, “People go to the beaches to see the sea. Here the sea felt the need to see the people(sic)”
Finally, traveled in torrential rains, chaotic traffic that moved slower than #MondayMorningMotivation and the roads that looked more like rivers, but somehow made it to the destination! All hail the mythical #mumbaispirit.
What an #UrbanAdventure it was#MumbaiRains— ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? (@suheil_merchant) August 18, 2025
Describing commuting amid heavy rain in Mumbai as “urban adventure,” a user wrote, “Finally, traveled in torrential rains, chaotic traffic that moved slower than #MondayMorningMotivation and the roads that looked more like rivers, but somehow made it to the destination! All hail the mythical #mumbaispirit. What an #UrbanAdventure it was #MumbaiRains (sic).”
The Andheri subway was also closed for traffic due to severe waterlogging in the area, while visuals from Bandra and the Western Express Highway showed massive traffic jams.
A video from Kings Circle in Gandhi Market captured schoolchildren stranded inside buses being rescued by Mumbai Police and taken to safety at the Matunga Police Station.
News agency PTI, citing IMD data, reported that Mumbai’s Santacruz station recorded 99mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending at 8:30 am Monday, while the Colaba observatory registered 38mm.
Further, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced the closure of all schools and colleges operating post-12 pm.
“Keeping in mind the safety of students due to the continuous rains that have been continuing since morning, Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in Mumbai in the second semester i.e. after 12 noon on Monday, August 18,” the BMC posted on X.
The IMD has also issued red alerts for Thane and Raigad districts for the next two days.
