Heavy rainfall brought the Maximum City to a standstill on Monday, with the as the monsoon shows no signs of abating. The India Meteorological Department, has issued a red alert for Mumbai, warning of “heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places”.

In just four hours (8am to 12pm),  Chembur, Worli and Dadar recorded 100+ mm rainfall. Topping the chart was the Chembur Fire Station, which logged a staggering 140.80 mm, followed closely by the Rainfall Pipeline Workshop in Dadar at 139.60 mm. 

All schools and colleges in the city remain closed for the second session (post 12 noon) today, to ensure student safety. Amid the downpour, a Don Bosco School bus got stuck in severe waterlogging near Matunga Police Station. Inside the bus, six children, two lady staff members, and the driver were trapped for nearly an hour and later rescued by the police.

In Thane, too, holidays have been declared on Monday and Tuesday for all pre-primary, primary, secondary, and higher secondary students across managements and mediums in schools under the civic corporation area.