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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Rain turns Mumbai’s eastern suburbs into a vast water body

IN PHOTOS: Rain turns Mumbai’s eastern suburbs into a vast water body

Updated On: 18 August, 2025 04:49 PM IST | Divya Nair

Low-lying areas in Kurla and Chembur submerged on Monday following heavy rainfall, forcing residents to wade through waist-deep water. Here are some of the visuals that highlight the impact of the downpour on the eastern suburbs, captured by mid-day.com lensman SHADAB KHAN

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Low-lying areas in Kurla and Chembur submerged on Monday following heavy rainfall, forcing residents to wade through waist-deep water. Here are some of the visuals that highlight the impact of the downpour on the eastern suburbs, captured by mid-day.com lensman SHADAB KHAN

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Low-lying areas in Kurla and Chembur submerged on Monday following heavy rainfall, forcing residents to wade through waist-deep water. Here are some of the visuals that highlight the impact of the downpour on the eastern suburbs, captured by mid-day.com lensman SHADAB KHAN
<p>Mumbai recorded 93.96 mm of rainfall from 8.30 am to 3.30 pm on Monday. This entire season, the city has recorded a total of 2,010.46 mm of rainfall</p>

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Mumbai recorded 93.96 mm of rainfall from 8.30 am to 3.30 pm on Monday. This entire season, the city has recorded a total of 2,010.46 mm of rainfall

<p>Sion`s Everard Nagar has completely been submerged following the torrential rain</p>

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Sion`s Everard Nagar has completely been submerged following the torrential rain

<p>The downpour led to traffic snarls across the city, including at Eastern Express Highway (in pic)</p>

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The downpour led to traffic snarls across the city, including at Eastern Express Highway (in pic)

<p>IMD has issued a red alert for the city, indicating `heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places`</p>

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IMD has issued a red alert for the city, indicating `heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places`

<p>The red alert will remain in place for Tuesday, too, and applies to Mumbai`s neighbouring districts as well</p>

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The red alert will remain in place for Tuesday, too, and applies to Mumbai`s neighbouring districts as well

<p>The Chembur Fire Station area received 140.80 mm of rainfall in the four hours starting 8 am on Monday</p>

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The Chembur Fire Station area received 140.80 mm of rainfall in the four hours starting 8 am on Monday

<p>The Sion area had received 58.5 mm of rainfall during the same period</p>

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The Sion area had received 58.5 mm of rainfall during the same period

<p>The heavy rainfall has brought normal life to standstill in Mumbai</p>

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The heavy rainfall has brought normal life to standstill in Mumbai

<p>The municipal commissioner has directed all civic departments to remain on high alert</p>

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The municipal commissioner has directed all civic departments to remain on high alert

<p>The civic body has appealed to Mumbaikars to step out only if absolutely necessary. In case of emergencies or for official information, residents can contact the BMC&rsquo;s main control room helpline at 1916</p>

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The civic body has appealed to Mumbaikars to step out only if absolutely necessary. In case of emergencies or for official information, residents can contact the BMC’s main control room helpline at 1916

<p>Meanwhile, the heavy rainfall has also exposed the civic body`s shoddy work and tall claims of making Mumbai pothole-free. Potholes have surfaced in Chembur following Monday`s downpour</p>

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Meanwhile, the heavy rainfall has also exposed the civic body`s shoddy work and tall claims of making Mumbai pothole-free. Potholes have surfaced in Chembur following Monday`s downpour

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