India, May 29 -- The season's first downpour in Mumbai on Monday exposed 59 locations in the island city that experienced waterlogging for the first time ever. These areas, previously unaffected since the devastating Mumbai floods of July 26, 2005, have emerged as red flags, leaving worried citizens demanding answers.

A breakdown shows that A Ward (Fort-Colaba) received flooding complaints from 22 new locations, while B Ward (Dongri) saw 21. C Ward (Marine Lines) reported nine new flood-prone spots, D Ward (Malabar Hill) four, and E Ward (Byculla) three.

Residents and commercial establishments in these traditionally dry areas are dismayed, even as the civic administration is struggling to explain the emergence of these new flood-prone s...