Heavy rain paralyzes life in India’s financial capital

Strong rainfall in the financial capital of India Mumbai violated the lives of millions of people, immersing roads and leading to flights and training.

Many parts of the city remain flooded in deep waist water, with videos showing that residents swim through dirty roads as garbage explodes from clogged sewers.

Tuesdays saved nearly 600 people on Tuesday, who crashed into a crowded monorels system, which stopped in the middle of the list. At least 23 of them had to be treated for suffocation, civilian authorities said.

Most schools and colleges remain closed. About 350 people were evacuated from the low -located areas of the city and were moved to temporary shelters.

The Indian Meteorological Department issued a red signal to the city and its neighboring areas, predicting very heavy rains on Wednesday, but said the situation would improve later during the week.

Muten rains are common in Maharashtra – where Mumbai is located – around this time of year.

But the region is experiencing particularly heavy rains this time. In just four days Mumbai has seen 800 mm rainfall as per Indian Meteorological DepartmentWhich is much above the average rain that the city receives in August.

At least 21 people have been killed in the last four days in the accidents associated with rain in the state.

Mumbai’s local trains – a rescue line for millions of travelers – watched large interruptions with thousands of people waiting for platforms on Tuesday as the services slowed for hours.

“The trains scheduled for last night have left this morning and those who have to leave this morning have been delayed until later,” a passenger told Ani news agency.

Flight operations to and from the city’s international airport have also taken a blow, reporting that 50 flights have been canceled in the last few days.

“Although we want your trip as possible as possible, Mother Nature has her own plans. With the expected heavy rains in Mumbai again, this will be likely to lead to congestion of air traffic and affect flights,” “” The budget carrier Indigo told X.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, chaos erupted after a monorelsea system, which is reported to be full of its capacity, stopped the middle.

A traveler who was on the train told BBC Marathi that with the air conditioner off the passengers tried to open the doors to call for help.

The fire department and police teams had to use cranes to remove the torn passengers from the raised tracks.

A preliminary investigation suggests that the incident happened due to “overcrowding on the train”, according to reports.

Opposition MPs have accused the government of being poorly prepared to deal with the situation.

Aaditya Thacaker of the Opposition Party Shiv Seine (UBT) said several areas, including Mumbai, witnessed “absolute collapse of government”.

He claims that the government has made “zero planning”, although the red signals were issued, indicating that the city airport was flooded on Tuesday and new water logging places appeared – especially around a recently built infrastructure.

Several citizens have also taken on social media, criticizing the city’s collapsing infrastructure and poor planning.

More than 12 million people live in Mumbai, who every year sees an influx of migrants from all over the country looking for better opportunities.

While the city has noted a set of infrastructure improvement in recent years – including coastal roads, marine bridges and a new metro system – experts say, investment to improve aging drainage systems and air -conditioning infrastructure are not up to date with the growing population.

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