Overview

• The IMD has maintained red alerts for northeast and southeast Delhi and orange warnings for Mumbai suburbs, forecasting continued heavy to very heavy rains through July 27
• Mumbai’s Andheri Subway remains closed after more than a foot of water accumulated, and Central and Harbour line services are running late due to persistent floodwaters
• Widespread waterlogging has snarled traffic across key arteries in both cities, leaving commuters stranded on routes like Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road and the ITO flyover in Delhi and near Gokhale and Thackeray bridges in Mumbai
• Discharge from Haryana’s Hathnikund Barrage topped 50,000 cusecs for the first time this monsoon, heightening concerns over rising Yamuna levels in Delhi
• Officials have urged residents to avoid non-essential travel, stay indoors and prepare emergency supplies as low-lying and informal settlements continue to report knee-deep flooding