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News18
2 hours ago
- News18
'...Gave Exam In Venice': Memes Flood Internet As Rain Turns Mumbai Roads Into Rivers
Last Updated: Heavy rains battered Mumbai for the third day, causing severe waterlogging and traffic snarls. IMD issued a red alert, and BMC closed schools and colleges post-12 pm. Heavy rains battered Mumbai for third straight day on Monday, throwing normal life out of gear. Relentless heavy downpour lashed the city and its suburbs, causing severe waterlogging and prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert. As rains pounded the state capital on Monday, familiar scenes returned — waterlogged streets, stranded vehicles, traffic snarls, and frustrated commuters. Social media was flooded with visuals and memes highlighting the city's persistent flooding woes. Travelled 2+ hrs for internals… basically gave exam in Venice🙂Holiday? …Nah man travel with a boat par aana toh padega 🙏🏻 #MumbaiRains #Mumbai — RIRI (@rizzzz_157) August 18, 2025 As rainwater flooded Mumbai's roads, a user likened it to Venice, tweeting, 'Travelled 2+ hrs for internals… basically gave exam in Venice. Holiday? …Nah man travel with a boat par aana toh padega (sic)" A video showed a Mercedes car stuck in knee-deep water on Veera Desai Road in Andheri West. Another user on X commented, 'This is South Mumbai – Prabhadevi where you buy Rs 15-20 crore flats," with the hashtag '#MumbaiRains doesnt care" trending online. A third user joked with a hint of sarcasm, 'People go to the beaches to see the sea. Here the sea felt the need to see the people(sic)" Finally, traveled in torrential rains, chaotic traffic that moved slower than #MondayMorningMotivation and the roads that looked more like rivers, but somehow made it to the destination! All hail the mythical # an #UrbanAdventure it was #MumbaiRains — ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????? (@suheil_merchant) August 18, 2025 Describing commuting amid heavy rain in Mumbai as 'urban adventure," a user wrote, 'Finally, traveled in torrential rains, chaotic traffic that moved slower than #MondayMorningMotivation and the roads that looked more like rivers, but somehow made it to the destination! All hail the mythical #mumbaispirit. What an #UrbanAdventure it was #MumbaiRains (sic)." The Andheri subway was also closed for traffic due to severe waterlogging in the area, while visuals from Bandra and the Western Express Highway showed massive traffic jams. A video from Kings Circle in Gandhi Market captured schoolchildren stranded inside buses being rescued by Mumbai Police and taken to safety at the Matunga Police Station. News agency PTI, citing IMD data, reported that Mumbai's Santacruz station recorded 99mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending at 8:30 am Monday, while the Colaba observatory registered 38mm. Further, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced the closure of all schools and colleges operating post-12 pm. 'Keeping in mind the safety of students due to the continuous rains that have been continuing since morning, Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in Mumbai in the second semester i.e. after 12 noon on Monday, August 18," the BMC posted on X. The IMD has also issued red alerts for Thane and Raigad districts for the next two days. Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. tags : mumbai Mumbai rain view comments Location : Mumbai, India, India First Published: August 18, 2025, 17:36 IST News mumbai-news '...Gave Exam In Venice': Memes Flood Internet As Rain Turns Mumbai Roads Into Rivers Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
NDTV
3 hours ago
- NDTV
Video: Mumbai School Bus Shut Down On Flooded Road, Cops Come To Rescue
Mumbai: As Mumbai battles rain chaos, a heartwarming video of cops rescuing children from a stranded school bus is making the rounds on social media. Seven students and two women staff members of Don Bosco School in Matunga were stranded when the bus shut down on a waterlogged road. As the staff dialled for help, cops from a nearby police station came forward and carried the children to safety. A video, which is now circulating on social media, shows the bus stranded near King's Circle. Policemen in yellow raincoats are seen carrying the children through waist-deep water. The children were taken to the police station to wait for their parents to come and take them home. Their bags on their backs and their water bottles around their necks, most of the little ones looked quite excited as the cops, mindful of the inundated surface, gently carried them to safety. An earlier video shared by news agency IANS had shown the children stranded in the bus after it broke down. The school staff accompanying them were seen dialling for help. They said seven children were on the bus, which had broken down. Help arrived soon after. Once inside the police station, the cops gave biscuits to the children to keep them full till their parents came to take them home. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NDTV Education (@ndtveducation) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared a holiday for schools and colleges today and appealed to people to stay indoors unless necessary to step out. Citizens have also been asked to contact the BMC helpline 1916 in case of an emergency. Several areas are waterlogged and massive traffic jams have been reported as Mumbai and its surrounding areas received heavy rain this morning. According to officials, the Maximum City has recorded over 54 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 72 mm and 65 mm of rainfall. The bad weather has also impacted air traffic. Many flights have been delayed, although airport authorities have not specified a number. Nine go-arounds -- when a pilot chooses to abort a landing and try again-- have been reported and at least one flight has been diverted. According to plane tracker Flightradar24, there is an average 54-minute delay in all flights out of Bombay. Local trains, considered Mumbai's lifeline, are running late by 15 to 20 minutes, according to several reports.
Indian Express
4 hours ago
- Indian Express
Mumbai rain: School children get stranded in a flood-like situation, Zomato agent delivers food amid waterlogging
Another day of torrential rain brought Mumbai to a halt as many parts of the city dealt with severe waterlogging. According to data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the suburban Santacruz station received over 99 mm of rainfall, while the Colaba coastal observatory recorded 38 mm of rainfall between Sunday and Monday morning. As the Met Department issued an Orange alert for Mumbai till August 19, videos of the city coping with the heavy rain flooded the Internet. One of the videos shows rescuers helping school children out of their bus, which got stranded amid the flood-like situation near Kings Circle, Gandhi Market. The viral clip shows Mumbai policemen navigating through knee-deep water while carrying the kids to safety. Sharing the video, X handle @mumbaimatterz wrote, 'School Kids stranded inside School buses nr KingsCircle, Gandhi Market, being rescued by @MumbaiPolice personnel & taken to safety to Matunga Police Station.' Watch here: #Mumbai School Kids stranded inside School buses nr KingsCircle, Gandhi Market, being rescued by @MumbaiPolice personnel & taken to safety to Matunga Police Station.#MumbaiRains 🎥 © @ — मुंबई Matters™🇮🇳 (@mumbaimatterz) August 18, 2025 The video prompted an array of reactions, with one commenting, 'What is the benefit of alert if we are not taking step like school closure based on alert.' Another user wrote, '@mybmc sad to know that our bmc cannot decide before hand whether to declare a red alert or not. If anything happens to school kids it will be @mybmc fault.' Another photo captures a Zomato delivery agent standing amid heavy rain, walking through a waterlogged area. Hailing the delivery guy, a user wrote, 'Heavy rains in Mumbai, waterlogging everywhere. We can see Zomato delivery guy walking through it all to deliver food. The dedication is incredible because of people like him, someone won't sleep hungry tonight. Hats off to our delivery heroes! @zomato.' See here: Heavy rains in Mumbai, waterlogging everywhere. We can see Zomato delivery guy walking through it all to deliver food. The dedication is incredible because of people like him, someone won't sleep hungry tonight. 🫡 Hats off to our delivery heroes! @zomato#MumbaiRains — Rebel_Warriors (@Rebel_Warriors) August 16, 2025 Watch more videos: Low Visibility, flooded roads and still no holiday declared. Such is the situation today #MumbaiRains — Mumbai Nowcast (@s_r_khandelwal) August 18, 2025 Visuals outside One World Centre, Prabhadevi -arguably top 5 corporate buildings in Mumbai. While India achieved its success due to Capitalism, the govt should step in more proactively on private affairs for welfare of it's citizens via a collaborative approach #MumbaiRains #Bmc — Pranav jain (@pranavjain01) August 18, 2025 This is South Mumbai- Prabhadevi where you buy 15-20 crores of Flat🌊#MumbaiRains doesn't care — Mumbai Nowcast (@s_r_khandelwal) August 18, 2025 🚨 Dadar majorly waterlogged.. 🔴 Avoid unnecessary travel in Mumbai! Flashfloods in many parts of Mumbai after consistent heavy rains 🌊⚠️ #MumbaiRains — Mumbai Rains (@rushikesh_agre_) August 18, 2025 'The heavy rainfall is being caused due to a low-pressure system that has developed over the Bay of Bengal, leading to the formation of an east-west trough extending to the Arabian Sea and severe rainfall in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra. The rainfall will continue till the middle of next week as a result of which the alerts have been extended for Mumbai,' an IMD official told The Indian Express.
