Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:41am on 16 Aug 2025,Saturday Weather & Environment
A severe overnight downpour drenched Mumbai on August 16, 2025, inundating low-lying areas and delaying suburban train services across Central and Western lines. A tragic landslide in Vikhroli killed two—Shalu Mishra (19) and Suresh Mishra (50)—and injured two others when soil and rocks collapsed onto a hut . In response, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Mumbai, Raigad, Thane, and nearby districts, warning of continuing heavy to very heavy rainfall . While the Janmashtami Dahi Handi celebrations went ahead across the city, authorities raised concerns over crowd safety amid worsening waterlogging.
