8 Viral Tweets Capture The Difficult Reality of Mumbai Rains
Amidst the heavy showers that have brought Mumbai to a standstill, this photo of a distressed vegetable vendor went viral on social media. According to the Mumbai Mirror report, the vegetable vendor in the photo is Ashok Singh. A 45-year-old vendor who sells at Bhendi Bazaar, Singh recently opened for business after being shut for four months following the lockdown in early 2020. However, the flooding at King Circle forced him to shut shop again and walk back to his home in Kurla.
Every year, Mumbai suffers in exactly the same way. New rainfall records are reached as areas in the city flood and lives get disrupted.
Here are some videos that accurately capture the horrors of what the city had to go through over the past few days.
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This video of a tree swaying from left to right was posted by Anand Mahindra too has gone viral on the internet. While the memes are funny, don't let that take away from the seriousness of the video.
Of all the videos that did the rounds yesterday about the rains in Mumbai, this one was the most dramatic. We have to figure out if this palm tree’s Tandava was a dance of joy—enjoying the drama of the storm—or nature’s dance of anger... pic.twitter.com/MmXh6qPhn5
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 6, 2020
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Here's another one that comes with a little bit of Gujarati humour.
Another video about #mumbaifloods going viral. Gujarati deadpan humour rivals the dry-wit of the British. Even if you don’t understand Gujarati you are going to have a broad smile on your face... pic.twitter.com/nqhQcsH9Gm
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 6, 2020
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One social media user shared a video of his house in Goregaon being flooded. The person seems to be standing in at least one feet of water.
#MumbaiRains
My Home in Goregaon West pic.twitter.com/2K7vWuRzFS— Vishal Rathod (@travelindiablog) August 4, 2020
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#MumbaiRains
Daulat Nagar, Borivali
Stay Home - Stay Safe
Video Date & Time: 4th August 2020, 6:49am pic.twitter.com/2GKH4TrsT3— Punit Shah (@PuneetMShah) August 4, 2020
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Don't step out of your house unless you know how to swim. #Girgaon #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/61RbT6JGek
— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) August 5, 2020
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Chowpatty beach is submerged#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/8vMrmTEB9Y
— Mumbai Indian (@memumbaiindian1) August 5, 2020
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Multiple landslides have also been reported across Mumbai in the past few days.
A minor landslide occurred when a portion of a hillock at the posh #Malabar Hill crashed down near Pedder Road, but luckily there were no casualties.
The IMD Mumbai said that the #Mumbai city received 33.1 cms and the suburbs got around half or 16.2 cms rainfall.
Photos: IANS pic.twitter.com/yER9dwRDFa— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) August 6, 2020
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Situations like these make it incredibly difficult for the strays of the city to survive. A local was spotted rescuing a stray cat in Wadala.
#WATCH A local in Wadala area of #Mumbai carries a kitten on his motorcycle after rescuing it, amid heavy rainfall in the city. He says, "I am taking the kitten home." pic.twitter.com/4qawgwJQzP
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2020
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