Monsoon arrived in Mumbai with heavy rains lashing the city and suburbs since early Wednesday morning, causing water-logging at many areas and disrupting local train services.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a "red alert" for Mumbai, and neighbouring Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts, warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places there. The heavy downpour caused water-logging in various parts of the city, prompting the traffic police to shut four subways and forcing motorists to abandon their vehicles on roads.