IN PHOTOS: Mumbai’s daily battle with the sun

Updated On: 14 May, 2026 12:49 PM IST | Vipul Shinde

The city is right in the middle of a killing heatwave, and Mumbaikars are tackling it in the best way they can. mid-day’s SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI, SATEJ SHINDE, and  ASHISH RAJE bring you the scenes from across the city.

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Cops cool off beneath the boughs of Marine Drive’s trees. PICS/ASHISH RAJE

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Chowpatty wears a rare, deserted middle-of-the-day look on Wednesday. PIC/SAYYED SAMEER ABEDI

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Even duty-bound cops pause under Marine Drive’s trees, finding respite from Mumbai’s relentless heat

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A woman quenches her thirst on Marine Drive. PIC/ASHISH RAJE

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Residents of Garib Nagar in Bandra East step out of their corrugated iron-sheet homes to find relief from the stifling heat that lingers into the night. PICS/SATEJ SHINDE

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With their homes trapping the day’s heat, families spend Monday night outdoors in search of cooler air

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Trees provide pedestrians with refuge from the Summer swelter on Marine drive. Pics/Ashish Raje

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Nature turns the tide pink

Thousands of flamingos wade through the shallow waters of the Talawe wetlands behind Nerul’s NRI Complex in Navi Mumbai. PIC/SHADAB KHAN

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Nature turns the tide pink