Amid an orange alert, Mumbai received incessant rain on Sunday and videos of vehicles passing through severely waterlogged streets emerged on social media.
In a video shared on X, a bus can be seen running through flooded streets while several people walk in knee-deep water near Kurla. “Situation Worsening in Central Mumbai. Scenes from Kurla. Stay safe,” read the caption of the video.
Take a look at the video here:
Situation Worsening in Central Mumbai.
Scenes from Kurla.
Stay safe ⚠️ #MumbaiRains— Mumbai Nowcast (@s_r_khandelwal) July 21, 2024
The Western Railway shared a video where workers can be seen pulling out trash clogging train tracks amid the rain. “Facing the rain head-on, our WR staff keeping your commute seamless! A cluttered track isn’t just an eyesore—it’s a commute wrecker! Do Better Mumbaikars, don’t trash Mumbai’s lifeline,” the official handle of the railway wrote on X.
Facing the rain head-on, our WR staff keeping your commute seamless!
A cluttered track isn’t just an eyesore—it’s a commute wrecker!
Do Better Mumbaikars, don’t trash Mumbai’s lifeline.#MumbaiLocals#MumbaiRains#HaiTaiyaarHum pic.twitter.com/dMPxpNj2qz
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 21, 2024
Another video shows several two-wheelers parked in a waterlogged street outside the Chunabhatti Railway Station East.
See the video here:
Scenes outside Chunabhatti Railway Station East. Massive Waterlogging.
More Heavy #MumbaiRains Incoming ⚠️⚠️
pic.twitter.com/D4sXEfh4pz— Mumbai Nowcast (@s_r_khandelwal) July 21, 2024
Parts of Mumbai received over 130 mm of rain in the six hours till 2 pm on Sunday. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, between 8 am and 2 pm, most rain was recorded in Trombay (142 mm), followed by Ghatkopar (132.6 mm), Mankhurd (132 mm), Santacruz (127.8 mm) and BKC (119 mm), among other areas.
The India Meteorological Department stated that heavy rain is likely to continue in Mumbai. IMD data showed that between Saturday and Sunday morning, the Santacruz recording station registered 93 mm of rain while the Colaba coastal observatory recorded only 22 mm of rain.
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