Heavy monsoon rain triggered a landslide in the Karjat–Lonavala ghat section of Maharashtra, India, on July 6, 2026, disrupting rail services between Mumbai and Pune, while authorities said 13 people had died in rain-related incidents across Mumbai, Palghar and Raigad during the preceding three to four days.
Extremely heavy rainfall between August 16–19, 2025, caused severe flooding in Mumbai, India, leaving at least three people dead and two missing. The event prompted mass evacuations, transport collapse, and the extraction of over 16 451 million liters (4.35 billion gallons) of floodwater from the city’s pumping network.
A footbridge collapsed in the Maval area of Kundamala, Pune District, Maharashtra, at around 15:30 local time on June 14, 2025. The incident occurred during heavy rainfall and overcrowding, resulting in four fatalities and serious injuries to 18 others.
Heavy rains and resulting floods and landslides affecting the Indian state of Maharashtra since July 21 have claimed at least 207 lives and left 11 people missing, the state government said Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The worst-hit district is Raigad, with 95 fatalities…
Incessant rain over the last 48 hours has led to devastating floods in parts of Maharashtra, with three districts flooded and two districts facing a flood-like situation. The rains intensified on July 21, making this July the wettest in 40 years. From July 1 to 22,…
As many as 75 people are feared missing after a large landslide caused by heavy rains affected 32 buildings in Taliye village in Mahad, Maharashtra, India on July 22, 2021. The village is located 14 km (8.8 miles) from Birwadi in Mahad taluka. The information was…
Heavy rains affecting central India since Wednesday, July 21, 2021, caused rivers to overflow in parts of Maharashtra, causing severe flooding. Severe flooding are also affecting neighboring Telangana, where more than 1 000 people have been evacuated. One of the…
Heavy rains affecting parts of India over the past 7 days claimed at least 47 lives in Maharashtra and 50 in Telangana. In Maharashtra alone, more than 900 000 hectares (2.2 million acres) of crops have been damaged across state. 28 of the 47 people in Maharashtra…
Two separate cases of building collapse killed 12 people in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, July 16, 2020. The disasters occurred as the city recorded its second-highest July precipitation this monsoon season and its third-worst since 2015– with 191.2 mm (7.5 inches)…
Lonar Lake, a meteorite crater lake formed 50 000 years ago in western Maharashtra, India has turned reddish-pink overnight on June 10, 2020, leaving nature enthusiasts stunned. The color change is currently attributed to changing salinity levels and the presence of…
