Mumbai woke up to another wet morning on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The downpour left several localities submerged, disrupted rail traffic and forced nine flights to abort landing. Schools and colleges were also ordered shut by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Within three days, Mumbai has already exceeded its average monthly rainfall.
While much of the city struggled with waterlogging, Mumbaikars have turned to humour to cope with the helplessness and hardships.
Social media platforms are filled with memes, parody videos and witty observations about the relentless rain.
On X (formerly Twitter), a user wrote, “It's pouring in Mumbai. Feels like Mother Nature is directing her own Yash Chopra film. Trains are late, roads are flooded, and somewhere a heart is humming ‘Rimjhim gire saawan.' Red alert issued. Stay safe, stay filmy.”
It's pouring in Mumbai.
August 19, 2025
Feels like Mother Nature's directing her own Yash Chopra film.
Trains are late, roads are flooded, and somewhere a heart is humming “Rimjhim gire saawan…”
Red alert issued. Stay safe, stay filmy. #MumbaiRains #BollywoodMood pic.twitter.com/zXsC6FtrDJAnother social media user joked about the weather department's accuracy. “For the first time in living memory, the weather department's red alert turned out to be correct. In short, history has been made. The weather department predicted rain, and rain came. Somewhere in the distance, climate laughed.”
For the first time in living memory, the weather department's red alert actually turned out to be… correct.
August 19, 2025
In short, history has been made. The weather department predicted rain, and rain actually came. Somewhere in the distance, climate laughed. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/ha9ZKr5oMPDrawing on cinema again, another user referenced the Korean film Parasite. “Whenever Mumbai rains take over the timeline, this Parasite scene hits different. One person's ‘fresh skies, no pollution' is another person's ‘home underwater, life turned upside down.' Rains don't fall equally on everyone.”
Whenever MumbaiRains take over the timeline, this Parasite scene hits different.
August 18, 2025
One person's “fresh skies, no pollution 🌤️” is another person's “home underwater, life turned upside down 🌊.”
Rains don't fall equally on everyone.#MissMalini #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/uRDYs5REL0One clip showed a car going underwater only to emerge after being transformed into a submarine. The post was captioned, “New service launched in Mumbai.”
New service launched in Mumbai 😂 #MumbaiRains
August 18, 2025
pic.twitter.com/gDIlVjyDPoA photo shows a man soaked to the bone wading through chest-deep floodwater, clutching his umbrella. The caption reads, “Accha hua ghar se chhata lekar nikla tha, warna bheeng jaata.” (Good thing I carried my umbrella, or else I would've been drenched.)
Time to get ready for a heavy spell of #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/B4TJ4kgiou
August 18, 2025Some compared the scenes to other cities altogether. “Travelled 2+ hrs for internals…Gave exam in Venice,” one student wrote, sharing a couple of images of their journey.
Travelled 2+ hrs for internals… basically gave exam in Venice🙂
August 18, 2025
Holiday? ...
Nah man travel with a boat par aana toh padega 🙏🏻 #MumbaiRains #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/Xuw7SMbrhHThe meme fest wasn't confined to X. On Instagram, a video of a man paddling an inflatable boat through a flooded street with a cricket bat was captioned, “Corporate employees in Mumbai going to work.”
View this post on InstagramFor a city used to heavy rains, humour has once again proved to be a coping mechanism, with residents turning waterlogged chaos into online creativity.
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