Overview

• The IMD kept Mumbai on a red alert, forecasting very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall with 45–55 kmph gusts and indicating an orange alert on Wednesday followed by a yellow alert on Thursday.
• Rain gauges reported extreme totals, including 255.5 mm at Vikhroli, while BMC stations logged pockets above 300 mm such as Chincholi at 369 mm and Dadar at 300 mm.
• The BMC shut schools and colleges and closed government and semi-government offices for the day, urged private workplaces to allow work from home, and rerouted BEST buses on flooded roads.
• Suburban trains ran late on Central and Western lines due to signalling and visibility issues, and at least eight flights were diverted as airlines warned of delays and intermittent low-visibility procedures.
• The Mithi River reached danger levels, prompting the evacuation of about 400 residents from Krantinagar in Kurla, with multiple NDRF teams deployed and police advising people to avoid nonessential travel.