Heavy rains affected the normal life in Thane district, cutting off villages, inundating houses, and triggering landslides. A man died after falling into a water-filled quarry while an inundated bridge in Kalyan area was closed amid downpours.

The Thane Municipal Corporation recorded 186.91 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Wednesday.

"Due to the rise in the water level of the Bhatsa river, the bridge leading to Ju village (Thane district) has been completely submerged, cutting off the village from the outside world," a district official said.

National Disaster Response Force personnel rescued 42 workers trapped in floodwaters with the help of an excavator on a highway near Raite village.

In Devgaon of Murbad, two persons who had gone to a temple in the early hours of Wednesday remained stuck amid water accumulation due to heavy rain, leading to deployment of drones to deliver food packets. They were rescued using nylon ropes.

A 17-year-old died after coming in contact with a high-tension electricity cable fallen on the road amid heavy rains in suburban Bhandup.

Deepak Pille, who was walking home through Pannalal Compound, did not heed a warning about the fallen cable as he was wearing headphones. Local residents shouted to warn him but he did not notice and stepped on the cable.

Pille collapsed after receiving shock and was declared dead before admission at hospital.

Mumbai's relentless downpour has reached the doorstep of actor Amitabh Bachchan. Videos circulating online show severe waterlogging outside his Juhu residence's Jalsa, which claims that the actor himself is spotting clearing water with a wiper.

Though this claim remains unverified, the images of knee-deep flooding at the superstar's properties highlight how even the city's most exclusive localities are struggling under the weight of the monsoon. Pratiksha has seen its premises inundated.

The same clip also captures an entrance of Jalsa, where Bachchan currently lives with his family, blocked by floodwaters.

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The Congress demanded that the state government should declare a wet-drought in the wake of damage caused by heavy rains and floods to the agriculture and other properties, and immediately provide an assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare to the farmers.

The Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said rainwater has entered farmlands, leading to massive crop losses, with standing crops being washed away. Agricultural crops over 15 lakh acres of farm land have been severely damaged.

In a letter sent to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Sapkal further stated that nearly 17 districts of Marathwada, Vidarbha, and Western Maharashtra have been severely hit by the rains, while North Maharashtra and Konkan too have suffered significant damage.

He said that crops like jowar, bajra, urad, maize, soybean, moong, cotton, tur, fruits, and vegetables have sustained heavy losses. Thousands of hectares of sugarcane have also been badly affected.

Mumbai's Santacruz observatory, representative of the western suburbs, recorded 200 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, a day after heavy downpur battered the city, as per the IMD data.

Among neighbouring districts which also witnessed heavy rains on Tuesday, the popular Matheran hill station in Raigad recorded the highest rainfall at 382.5 mm, it said.

"The Colaba observatory in south Mumbai received 107.4 mm rain, whereas the Santacruz observatory in the western suburbs reported 209 mm during the 24-hour period," an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Local train services on the Central Railway's harbour line were restored by 3 am on Wednesday, more than 15 hours after Mumbai's lifeline was halted due to the subemergence of tracks following heavy rains, officials said.

According to Swanil Nila, chief public relations officer of the Central Railway, the harbour line services were fully restored after the water receded from tracks at 3 am. The services were suspended at around 11.15 am on Tuesday.

Due to heavy waterlogging in several regions multiple local train services have been cancelled for today.

An Air India pilot has been praised as a "true hero" for landing the aircraft smoothly at Mumbai airport despite heavy rain and strong winds on Tuesday (August 19). The video of the landing, captured by a passenger, has gone viral on social media. 

#InPics | Heavy rains in Mumbai disrupted daily life, flooding streets, crippling transport, and stalling a Monorail due to overcrowding. pic.twitter.com/Mxwl5pY9l2

— NDTV (@ndtv) August 19, 2025

While 582 people were rescued from a stranded monorail between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park, around another 200 were rescued from a similar incident between Acharya Atre and Wadala stations.

The monorail incident is just another example of absence of governance in Mumbai.
The airport flooded up earlier today.
New flooding spots have emerged, especially near new “infrastructure”.
Wonder what will the self proclaimed “infra man” say… we have multiple of them…

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) August 19, 2025

More than 1,100 people were moved to safer locations in Maharashtra's Thane and Palghar after torrential rains disrupted normal life.

Katai, Nandivali Shivani Nagar, Waldhuni and Bhopar were some of the areas affected in Kalyan taluka.

While 610 of these people were evacuated in Thane district, 497 were shifted to safety in Palghar district.

The Ulhas River water crossed the warning level at Jambhulpada and Badlapur in Thane district. The Ulhas River bridge was shut for movement, and traffic was disrupted at Dahagaon, where the Chandra River overflowed, and at Walkas, where the bridge was submerged.

In view of heavy rains, a holiday has been declared in all schools and colleges in Panvel Municipal Corporation jurisdiction.

In Mumbai, schools will remain open.

#WRUpdates
Due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging between Nallasopara and Vasai Road Station, the following trains have been affected:
Trains Cancelled:
Train No. 61002 Diva - Boisar MEMU of 20.08.2025
Train No. 61001 Boisar - Vasai Road MEMU of 20.08.2025
Train No. 61003…

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 19, 2025

Train Update - 17
Short Termination and Short Origination of Following Trains Due to Heavy rains and waterlogging in the Mumbai region. pic.twitter.com/5HQ7KK7MzP

— DRM Mumbai CR (@drmmumbaicr) August 19, 2025

Inside visuals of passenger packed monorail train that got stuck midway amid heavy rains in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/rMnKH3xm6Z

— NDTV (@ndtv) August 19, 2025

Up till 7 pm, 24 flights had to go around and 11 flights were diverted amid heavy rains.

Per FlightRadar24, the average delay in departures at Mumbai airport stand at 66 minutes, while arrivals are seeing an average delay of 23 minutes.

The Maharashtra Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which operates the Mumbai Monorail, said that preliminary investigation found the total weight of the monorail had risen to about 109 metric tons, which exceeded its original design capacity of 104 tons.

"This excess weight caused a mechanical disconnection between the power rail and the current collector, leading to disruption of the power supply essential for the monorail's operation. As a result, the monorail came to a halt," the statement read.

"It is important to emphasise that the Mumbai Monorail is a limited-capacity public transport system designed for specific routes, and is not built to handle the sudden surge of heavy crowds like traditional suburban trains or the metro system," the MMRDA said.

The Marathwada region, which has been experiencing heavy rainfall since August 14, has reported 11 deaths and widespread damage to property and agriculture.

District-wise breakdown:

Nanded: 7 deaths, 2,59,789 hectares of crop damage

Hingoli: 2 deaths, 56,806 hectares of crop damage

Beed: 2 deaths, 2,045 hectares of crop damage

BJP MLA Captain Tamil Selvan said that the monorail incident happened because of the overload of passengers.

"The passengers should have thought about the train's capacity. The BMC and MMRDA arrived and rescued all the passengers. A major accident has been averted," he said.

All 442 passengers inside a stalled Monorail were rescued around three hours after the carriages halted due to a technical problem.. 

14 passengers who complained of suffocation were treated onsite, while one 20-year-old female passenger was sent to Sion Hospital and is in a stable condition.

After being rescued from the stranded Mumbai Monorail, a passenger told ANI that while those inside the carriages were patient, senior citizens and children were facing difficulties. "Suffocation was the main problem inside the train," he said.

Another passenger Sunil said, "I was in the train from 5.30 pm. The rescue operation started after one hour (of the Monorail getting stalled). This train arrived after a gap of 30 minutes, so the entire train was overloaded with passengers."

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said that due to technical reason, a monorail got stuck between Chembur and Bhakti Park. MMRDA, the fire brigade, and the municipal corporation reached the spot.

VIDEO | Mumbai: Passengers being evacuated after a Monorail got stuck on an elevated track near Mysore Colony in Chembur.
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/XmLUgbawpT

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 19, 2025

Pune, Maharashtra: Heavy rainfall submerged Bhide Bridge forcing a traffic shutdown pic.twitter.com/s2xZ1Dj3lT

— IANS (@ians_india) August 19, 2025

Maharashtra: SP Nitin Bagate visited the flood-affected areas of Chiplun and Khed for inspection pic.twitter.com/HoIDK0vI1q

— IANS (@ians_india) August 19, 2025

As waist-high flooding was witnessed in Kurla, Mumbai Police rushed a 93-year-old man on oxygen support to the hospital when a life-threatening situation arose.

Amid today’s heavy rainfall in Kurla, several areas were hit by severe waterlogging and power outages. In one such case, a 93-year-old resident on oxygen support faced a life-threatening situation when his supply was disrupted.
@KurlaPS personnels responding without delay,… pic.twitter.com/00LeTL4zFt

— मुंबई पोलीस - Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) August 19, 2025

Service on the mainline from CSMT to Thane/Kalyan were restored at 7.03 pm.

First slow train for Karjat departed at 7.24 pm.

Mithi river, usually a scanty water body with dirty water and littered with trash, was seen flowing above the danger mark.

Mithi river looks like a real river today. #Mumbai #MumbaiRains #मीठीनदी #MithiRiver @mumbaimatterz @rushikesh_agre_ @s_r_khandelwal pic.twitter.com/2VBCUqSj46

— 🇮🇳 Vidyasagar Jagadeesan🇮🇳 (@jvidyasagar) August 19, 2025

A large number of commuters in Mumbai were inconvenienced amid heavy rains and many were forced to jump out of the stranded trains and walk through the waterlogged tracks. Civic personnel distributed biscuits to the stranded passengers in some places.

🔹अतिमुसळधार पावसामुळे मुंबईतील उपनगरीय रेल्वे सेवा विस्कळीत झाली. परिणामी विविध रेल्वे स्थानकांवर अडकलेल्या प्रवाशांना बृहन्मुंबई महानगरपालिकेच्या वतीने पाणी, चहा, बिस्कीट व इतर खाद्यपदार्थ पुरवण्यात येत आहेत.
___
🔹Mumbai's suburban train services are disrupted due to heavy… pic.twitter.com/HXMPlZHZkv

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) August 19, 2025

A Monorail train came to a halt between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park stations in Mumbai amid downpour with fire brigade and other agencies carrying out a rescue operation using cranes, officials said.

The train, which runs on an elevated track, was stuck for at least one hour, they said. The train suffered "a minor power supply issue", Mumbai Monorail said in a release.

Three snorkel vehicles of the Mumbai fire brigade have been deployed at the spot and the passengers are being rescued by cutting the window glass.

The Congress said that the BMC is answerable for turning Mumbai, the country's financial capital, into a swimming pool.

देशाची आर्थिक राजधानी मुंबई सध्या जलमग्न झाली आहे. मुंबईला स्विमिंग पूलमध्ये बदलण्याची जबाबदार @mybmc आहे !#BMC#Mumbai#India#MumbaiRain#MumbaiRainAlert#MumbaiRains#Maharashtra@VarshaEGaikwad pic.twitter.com/plhiQWdaf8

— Mumbai Congress (@INCMumbai) August 19, 2025

"हजारों करोड़ का बजट, नाले सफाई के नाम पर सैकड़ों करोड़ की लूट, फिर भी हर बारिश में डूबती मुंबई!
साफ़ है — सरकार, ठेकेदार और अफसर मिलकर मुंबई को बर्बाद कर रहे हैं।
ये लूट नहीं रुकी तो मुंबईवालों का सब्र अब सैलाब बनेगा! 💥🌊 @VarshaEGaikwad#MumbaiFloods #BMCLoot#BMC pic.twitter.com/yoBe2A6onv

— Pratish Tiwari (@tiwari_pratish) August 19, 2025

A monorail broke down in Mumbai this evening amid heavy rain, stranding nearly 100 passengers for more than an hour.

The weather office said the rainfall activity in Mumbai is linked to a depression that moved across south Odisha and Chhattisgarh on Tuesday morning and is expected to weaken into a low-pressure area within 12 hours.

Monsoon systems, including the offshore trough running from south Gujarat to north Kerala and an upper air circulation over the northeast Arabian Sea, are also helping in maintaining strong rainfall activity over Maharashtra, it stated.

Leptospirosis primarily spreads through contaminated water or soil. During heavy rainfall, the urine or body fluids of infected animals can easily contaminate both.

Rainfall levels in Mumbai till 5.30 pm:

Santacruz: 163.4

Vikhroli: 161.5

Juhu: 118.5

Bandra: 100.5

Byculla: 98.0

Colaba: 63.0

Heavy rains submerged parts of Mumbai on Tuesday morning, and it wasn't just the financial capital's streets that were flooded. It rained memes on social media as well, with people saying they had grown accustomed to the city's downpour.

Bus operations of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking were badly hit due to waterlogged roads.

Dozens of bus routes were diverted due to the inundation in low-lying areas, a BEST spokesperson said. Nearly a dozen buses were stuck due to waterlogging at different locations in the city and suburbs.

Commuters faced severe hardship as local train services of the Central Railway were disrupted on its main and harbour lines due to submergence of tracks after torrential rains in Mumbai.

The Central Railway suspended its suburban services on the main between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (in south Mumbai) and Thane and on the harbour line between CSMT and Kurla.

At some places, the tracks were submerged under as much as 17 inches of water, officials said.

The water rose up to eight inches above the tracks in Sion and Kurla sections, prompting the railway authorities to suspend train operations.

A large number of commuters were inconvenienced and many were forced to jump out of the stranded trains and walk through the waterlogged tracks.