Four dead and flights cancelled as Mumbai gets flooding red alert after heavy rains

At least four people are dead and dozens of flights and trains have been cancelled after heavy rainfall flooded the streets of Mumbai this week, prompting a red alert. Some parts of India’s financial hub of 21m people received over 250mm of rain, nearly five times London’s monthly rainfall,in just six hours on Wednesday. It was the highest single-day rainfall in September since 2020, according to the India Meteorological Department. At least four people died in rain-related incidents. A woman drowned in an open drain and two labourers were killed by lightning in Kalyan. Another woman reportedly drowned near a waterfall in Khopoli, about 80km from Mumbai. Operations at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj airport were severely affected, with at least 36 flights cancelled, causing delays and disruptions for thousands of travellers. Airlines including SpiceJet, IndiGo and Vistara said they were diverting flights due to the adverse weather.<br/>