Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:36am on 16 Aug 2025,Saturday Weather & Environment
Mumbai woke up to relentless heavy rainfall on August 16, 2025, prompting the IMD to escalate warnings from orange to red across the city and Raigad district . Widespread waterlogging and traffic snarls disrupted daily life, while railway tracks and key thoroughfares were submerged . In Vikhroli’s Jankalyan Society, a landslide claimed two lives and injured two others . Airport operations faltered amid flooded runways; major carriers including IndiGo, SpiceJet, and Akasa Air issued advisories urging travelers to check flight statuses and plan extra travel time. (PC: AFP)
