Overview

• The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next two days.
• Overnight downpours exceeding 200 millimeters inundated low-lying areas, including Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Andheri, Kings Circle, Malad and Goregaon.
• Flooded tracks and submerged roads stalled local train services and snarled traffic across the city.
• Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan’s Instagram Story, filmed from inside her car, shows a waterlogged street lined with stranded autos set to Kishore Kumar’s “Nadiya Se Dariya.”
• The IMD warns of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds up to 40 km/h and has extended rain advisories through August 19 with an orange alert.