Heavy rain cripples Mumbai, as city prepares to face high tide

September 4th, 2009 Landslide kills 12 people in Mumbai slumMUMBAI, India — Heavy rain triggered a landslide in a densely populated Mumbai slum killing at least 12 people and injuring 25 others, a police official said Friday. Around 20 tin-roofed shanties were buried under mud and rocks after a heavy downpour forced a nearby hillside to collapse late Thursday night in Sakinaka, a northeast Mumbai suburb, police constable Babu Uttam Pawar said.

August 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Immersed in bust deep water, priests of Mumbai's Sri Sankara Mattham temple chanted mantras and performed Yajna to appease rain Gods. The 'Yajna' was conducted in the Vedic manner to particularly appease Varuna, the rain God.

July 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid suspense and the thrills of watching the gigantic waves lashing the coastal stretch, residents of Mumbai witness the last day of the high tide that struck the city over the past three days with the highest wave measuring nearly 5.5 meters. Saturday was the last day to witness spate of high tidal waves striking along the stretch of Arabian Sea in India's western Mumbai.

July 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Nearly 200 people have been evacuated from coastal areas, warnings have been sent out to those in low-lying regions and schools have advised students to stay at home as India's financial capital braces for a massive 5.5 metre high tidal wave, billed as the highest in 100 years, to lash it Friday afternoon. The high tide is expected to hit Mumbai and the surrounding Konkan region at 2.05 p.m.

July 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Sea water gushed onto roads near the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Juhu and Worli among other places Friday as India's financial capital was lashed by tidal waves 5.5 metres high, billed as the highest in 100 years. There were no reports of casualties during the high tide brought about by a combination of the monsoon and the strong gravitational pull of the moon two days after new moon and the solar eclipse Wednesday.

July 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai is all set to face the highest tide of the season, which will hit its shores on Friday. The city is expected to experience one of the highest tides in the past 100 years.

July 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Scores of people gathered at Mumbai's Gateway of India on Friday to watch the tallest waves in 100 years. Mumbai was lashed by tidal waves 5.5 metres high, and curious residents also visited places like, Marine Drive, Juhu and Worli among others to have a glimpse of the soaring sea waves.

July 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Sea waves rode the tarmac near the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Juhu and Worli among other places Friday as India's financial capital was lashed by tidal waves 5.5 metres high, billed as the highest in 100 years. There were no reports of casualties during the high tide brought about by a combination of the monsoon and the strong gravitational pull of the moon two days after the new moon.

July 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Sea waves measuring up to 5.1 metres lashed Mumbai and other places in the Konkan region, flooding homes of people living in the coastal areas here Thursday afternoon, civic officials said. The highest tide in last 100 years -- measuring up to 5.5 metres -- is forecast for Friday.

July 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Heavy rains continued to batter India's financial capital for the third consecutive day Wednesday, causing waterlogging in many areas, traffic snarls and affecting rail services. There were traffic jams since morning on the Eastern Express Highway and Western Expressway and other major roads and many office-goers to downtown south Mumbai were delayed.

July 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai limped back to normalcy as heavy rains receded Wednesday afternoon, after having battered India's financial capital for almost three days causing waterlogging in many areas, traffic snarls and affecting rail services. In the evening the city's lifeline, the suburban railways network, functioned almost as usual but the Eastern Express Highway and Western Expressway and other major roads were tangled in traffic jams as office-goers anxiously attempted to rush home in suburbs, some of which remained waterlogged for over 48 hours.

July 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Millions of people were hit Tuesday as heavy rains for a second straight day flooded roads and rail tracks and forced schools and offices to shut in India's business capital Mumbai. Residents estimated that up to four million had been affected by the downpour that started 30 hours ago and shows no signs of abating, bringing many parts of the city under three feet of water.

July 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Normal life was disrupted in Mumbai, Thane and the surrounding areas following heavy rains since Tuesday night which continued virtually unabated till Wednesday morning.Several low-lying areas of the city were flooded with two to four feet of water, including Charni Road, Mumbai Central, Mazagaon, Byculla, Parel, Worli, Matunga, Sion, Dadar in the southern parts of the city. Similarly in the suburbs, areas like Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Kandivli, Versova-Juhu, Ghatkopar, Mulund and neighbouring areas were flooded.

July 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - The monsoon tightened its grip over Mumbai Saturday, with heavy rains leading to flooding in the city and its suburbs, causing traffic snarls on highways and arterial roads and disrupting flights. Several areas like Dadar, Wadala, Byculla, Mazagaon, Mahim, Santacruz, Goregaon, Jogeshwari, Kandivli, Mulund, Sion, Matunga and Ghatkopar were flooded with two to three feet deep water after the day-long showers.

June 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Monsoon rains hit Mumbai today flooding roads and blocking traffic. The people living in lower areas faced trouble as the water entered in to their houses.