Monsoon Rains Cause Mayhem in Mumbai, 21 Killed Amid Flooding -- Videos
India's film and financial capital Mumbai has a history of getting inundated during monsoons. Residents face hardships every year as the seasonal rains lash the city, flooding roads and bringing life to a halt. The city's faulty drainage system is blamed for the chaos that reigns on the streets every time rains pound the city.
As many as 21 people have lost their lives since yesterday in incidents where homes have collapsed as heavy rains pummelled the financial capital of India, Mumbai.
Rains caused widespread damage, inundating roads and railway tracks and forcing the authorities to suspend train services. The weather department, that has issued high alert and orange level warnings, said that by Sunday morning Mumbai and adjoining areas had been hit with an entire month's rain in just one night. Over 100 mm of rainfall was recorded in less than 6 hours on Saturday night.
As of 3 am, rainfall measured by IMD. Some places have crossed 200 mm now.
— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) July 17, 2021
Mumbai has faced an extremely intense system of precipitation accompanied by thundering. The @mybmc pumps are operational & officers are on ground.
Call 1916 for support please. pic.twitter.com/iL75RXdT6Q
According to reports, 17 people were killed after a wall collapsed on some shanties in Chembur's Bharat Nagar area. In another incident, 3 people were killed and 2 others injured when five shanties in Vikhroli area collapsed due to a landslide.
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— Prachi💜 (@I_am_PrachiG) July 18, 2021
Heavy rainfall in mumbai#mumbairain #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/rcSVGq8VcT
Two persons were reported dead in a wall collapse incident in Bandup area.
Today morning at Borivali National Park.. #mumbairain pic.twitter.com/Lsu0qqqkyb
— Satish Bathija (@satishbathija) July 18, 2021
The suburban train services on Central and Western railway stations were suspended due to water logging on the tracks.
Why to go Rishikesh for river rafting when you can do that in Mumbai itself! #MumbaiRains #mumbairain #MumbaiWeather #weekendvibes pic.twitter.com/cMtEElIc7Y
— Ronak Rathod (@i_ronakrathod) July 17, 2021
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