The city is right in the middle of a killing heatwave, and Mumbaikars are tackling it in the best way they can. mid-day’s SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI, SATEJ SHINDE, and ASHISH RAJE bring you the scenes from across the city.
Updated On: 2026-05-14 12:49 PM IST
Compiled by : Vipul Shinde
Chowpatty wears a rare, deserted middle-of-the-day look on Wednesday. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI
Even duty-bound cops pause under Marine Drive’s trees, finding respite from Mumbai’s relentless heat
Residents of Garib Nagar in Bandra East step out of their corrugated iron-sheet homes to find relief from the stifling heat that lingers into the night. PICS/SATEJ SHINDE
With their homes trapping the day’s heat, families spend Monday night outdoors in search of cooler air
Trees provide pedestrians with refuge from the Summer swelter on Marine drive. Pics/Ashish Raje
