Inundated roads. Fallen trees. Crawling vehicles. Floundering animals. Collapsed infrastructure. Paralysed Mumbaikars. It is raining cats and dogs in Mumbai with normal life getting hit in the process. India Meteorological Department (IMD) warns of ‘ heavy to very heavy rainfall’ in Mumbai till July 12. Fourteen of 26 weather stations recorded more than 100mm rain since Saturday.
A look at the drenched city, in pictures
Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) protest against the State government for the poor condition of roads and potholes, by leaving paper boats on potholes in Sion Panvel Highway, near Turbhe.
As the rain continued to lash the city, the State Education Minister declared holiday after 11 am on Monday. However many students had already reached schools by then. Picture shows school girls wading through a waterlogged street of Parel in Central Mumbai.
Although the rain has troubled people in numerous ways, these kids seem to have the time of their lives this monsoon. A look at a waterlogged Parel street in Central Mumbai.
The worst downpour that Mumbai has ever experienced paralysed the city on Monday. It disrupted normalcy of life of both human beings and animals. Stray animals across the city are struggling for their lives, stranded by the rising water levels.
Heavy rains led to inundation of many areas and slowed down the local train services along with other means of transportation. Despite these difficulties, people of the maximum city were seen hitting the road to do their jobs on Monday. This crowded street near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus reflected the spirit of Mumbaikars.
Driving on flooded roads is not easy. Policemen help push a vehicle out of a flooded street in Parel, Central Mumbai.
Flooded roads are not just a bane for the driver of a vehicle but also to pedestrians. Here, school students attempt to shield themselves from the water that is being splashed by the speeding car, while returning home near Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
The level of flood waters rose above the heights of many young children. Here, children use a makeshift ‘boat’ to get through the flooded streets.
Lives were at risk. Residents of Popular Terrace Co-op Housing Society in Borivali (West) were made to assemble outside their compound after they were forced to leave their houses when the building’s walls started developing huge cracks due to the heavy rain.
With Mumbai rains drowning the city, various rescue services opened up. The government rescue team was seen going around inundated areas to rescue people at Vasai in Palghar district