Mumbai rains have pushed Vasai-Virar into a full-blown flood crisis. Relentless rainfall has submerged roads, housing societies and markets, while lakhs of residents are battling a 70-hour power outage that has triggered a severe drinking water shortage. Shocking visuals show people wading through five feet of floodwater, commuters walking along railway tracks after train disruptions, and long queues forming for drinking water as electricity cuts cripple water supply pumps.

Iran faces its worst water crisis in 60 years as Tehran’s reservoirs hit record lows. President Masoud Pezeshkian warns that the capital — home to over 10 million people — could face water rationing or even evacuation if rain doesn’t come soon. Here’s how the crisis unfolded and why experts fear Tehran may soon be uninhabitable.