The India Meteorological Department predicted below average rains for the monsoon season which runs from June to September and that accounts for about 80 percent of India’s annual rainfall. As a heat wave persisted over northern parts of the country, the monsoon made landfall in the western Indian city of Mumbai on Sunday.
Pictured below, people enjoyed a soaking after a high wave hit the shoreline during high tide in the Arabian Sea along the promenade in Mumbai, India, June 15.
India’s weather department said there is a 23 percent chance of a “deficient monsoon.” India’s annual rainfall is vital for the country’s agricultural economy which lacks adequate irrigation facilities.
Pictured below, people walked on the promenade along the Arabian Sea as clouds pile up for a dramatic panorama in the horizon, in Mumbai, June 12.
Pictured below, a child jumped into the Arabian sea near the Gateway of India during high tide in Mumbai, June 13.
Pictured below, onlookers watched as sea waves lashed the promenade in Marine Drive during high tide in Mumbai on June 12.
Pictured below, a caretaker of elephants or mahout throws water on the elephants to cool them down, at the zoo in Mumbai.
Fishing activity stops at the end of May for three months during India’s June – September monsoon season due to inclement weather and rough seas. Off the coast of Mumbai lies Madh Island, a cluster of several small fishing villages and farmlands, that were founded by the Portuguese as part of their trading empire.
Pictured below, a woman carried a basket of dried fish as she walked past rows of “Bombay Duck” fish left to dry out in the open ahead of the monsoon season at a fishing village in Madh Island situated in the north western coast of Mumbai.
Pictured below, a fisherman sprinkled salt on a box of fish to be sent to a cold storage house at a fishing village in Madh Island situated in the north western coast of Mumbai.
Pictured below, Mumbai witnessed high tides measuring 4.5 meters on Wednesday.
Pictured below, a group of young men ran away from the shoreline after a high wave hit near the Gateway of India during high tide in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, June 13.
Pictured below, a man walked through the Arabian Sea coast as tidal waves hit the shore in Mumbai on June 12.
Pictured below, young men in Mumbai were lashed by sea waves along the city’s shore during high tide in Mumbai on June 12.