New Delhi, July 8 -- Mumbai received as much rainfall between 30 June and 6 July as several major Indian cities typically record in an entire year. The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Colaba observatory recorded 882.6 mm of rain, while Santacruz received 988.8 mm during the seven-day period.

The Times of India reported that the rainfall exceeded the average annual totals for Delhi (around 774 mm) and Pune, while nearly matching Bengaluru's annual average. Colaba alone received rainfall equivalent to 113% of Delhi's average annual rainfall in a single week.

Mumbai also witnessed some of its wettest July days in recent years amid intense downpours.

A civic official, Ashwini Bhide, told the Times of India that while the administra...