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9
Extreme

flood Flood Risk in Mumbai, India

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 8

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Mumbai based on ThinkHazard (Coastal flood)
  • 29 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • Active in the last 12 months (6 events)
  • Significant river or coastal flood exposure

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, India (2023-09-28)

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Mumbai is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Mumbai Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Mumbai

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Mumbai, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, India (September 2023).

Flood - Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, India

September 27, 2023 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood - Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, India

August 2, 2023 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Mumbai, India

July 17, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Mumbai, India

June 9, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood - Mumbai, India

August 30, 2017 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Mumbai, India flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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