The rain pounded Maharashtra on the second consecutive day on Tuesday (August 19, 2025), while the victim sat for 15 years. Flight operations and local train services were influenced.
While seven people died on Monday, eight deaths were reported from Nand District. Crops on 14 lakh acres of soil were immersed.
Mumbai witnessed rain 350 mm in 24 hours. Almost 350 people were rescued and moved to safe places after the Mithi River broke the danger for several hours. Five teams of the national strength of the reaction to disasters (NDRF) remained in the city. When local train services were disrupted on western and central lines, the trapped passengers waiting for hours at key intersections such as CHHhatparati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar, Kalyan and Thane Stations were seen.
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Deputy Chief Minister Ekath Shinde visited the areas affected by the floods in Mumbai and Thane and organized an inspection meeting with officials at the headquarters of BMC.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday (August 19, 2025), on Tuesday (August 19, 2025), a raised monorail led to panic and chaos, which led to panic and chaos. BMC said that more than 310 passengers traveled in monorail.
MMRDA said that overload was a preliminary cause of a monorail failure. “The total capacity of the monorail is 104 tons. Due to overcrowding, the total weight increased to about 109 metric tons. Due to this overweight, the mechanical contact between the energy rail and the current collector broke, which disrupted the power supply necessary for the monorail,” MMRDA issued.
More than 200 passengers evacuated from the stuck monorail, rescue operations
Many passengers who were rescued, told reporters that they felt breathless due to lack of ventilation in the dams and were further frightened because of the unavailability of any emergency departure. They said the monorail stopped around 17:30 and that it was stuck for almost an hour until the rescue operation started. Rescue operations continued for more than two hours.
Six hospitalized
“We are not aware of technical reasons for failure. But when we received news, we immediately sent firefighters and snorkels. We saved 310 odd people by performing a complicated operation. Some people are still stuck and rescue them.
BMCs were reported by two separate single -round incidents. In the second incident, 200 stuck passengers were saved. According to BMC, the monorail suddenly stopped between Acharya Atre Nagar and Wadal Station. It was towed at Wadala station and approximately 200 passengers were rescued after the recovery of electric supply. “Two passengers were taken to the hospital for stuck,” BMC said.
The main minister ordered the probe into this matter, although the Office for the Development of the Metropolitan Region in Mumbai (MMRDA) said there was a “minor supply problem”.
Representative of the main minister Maharashtra Ekath Shinde during a visit to the Mithi River in the middle of the rainfall in Mumbai 19 August 2025. The water level in the river increased due to rain. | Photo Credit: PTI
Meanwhile, eight people were reported in Nanden. “Nanded witnessed a situation similar to cloudburst. Eight people died.
Representative of the main Minister Ekanth Shinde, who examined rain readiness in Mumbai, said the government had asked the administration to install more pumps for rainwater exhaustion. “525 pumps were in operation throughout the Mumbai. There are six main petrol stations and 10 mini petrol stations in Mumbai. They all worked continuously. What happened in Mumbai on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) was almost cloudtst.
The Mithi River, which is going through Dharavi, which is one of the worst populated areas in the world, almost on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) almost reached the brand. The water level began to retreat after reaching 3.9 meters. At that time, however, several houses were flooded, which caused the NDF rescue operation from Kurly Krantinagar. 350 people were moved to safety, BMC said.
Trains were affected
The central railway on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) suspended its local train services on the port line between the CHhatparati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kurla stations due to immersion of traces of heavy rains. The commuters faced serious problems, because the suburban services of the central railway were disrupted on its main and port lines. In some places the railway lines were immersed under 17 inches of water. The central railway also suspended suburban services on the main line between CSMT and Thane and the port line between CSMT and Kurla. Some long -distance trains have also been overwhelmed or canceled and central railways have set up hints at various stations that help stuck passengers.
Flights were diverted
Air travel was also affected, and at least eight flights were diverted and many others were delayed at the airport in Mumbai on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) because heavy rains were disrupted by operations. According to officials, six flights of Indiga and one of the spices and aviation India were diverted to nearby airports, including Surrat, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. According to the update for August 19, 2025 (0000 hours to 1900 hours), the airport in Mumbai recorded a total of 24 Go-Rouncs and 11 diversions.
Bombay High Court closed early
The judicial thesis was also influenced because Bombay High Court operated only until 12:30, normally the High Court operated from 11:00 to 17:00, continuous showers from Monday 18 August 2025) led to disturbance of the city. Several advocates have appeared online to argue their affairs before the court on Monday and Tuesday (August 19, 2025).
Around 20 o’clock IMD released on Wednesday for Palghar, Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ragagiri and Pune a red warning (for extremely severe rainfall).
Published – August 19, 2025 20:03
