Rain, rain, go away: Mumbai deals with flooding again

The city received its highest rainfall in a decade, causing chaos across the board. A look at how citizens have dealt with the monsoon this year
Curated By: Aditi Tailang
Published: Jul 3, 2019
A rainbow stretches over Airoli after showers, on June 12, 2019 in Mumbai.

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A rainbow stretches over Airoli after showers, on June 12, 2019 in Mumbai.

People deal with heavy rain in innovative ways, as seen in Goregaon, on June 24.

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People deal with heavy rain in innovative ways, as seen in Goregaon, on June 24.

A man carries a dog through a waterlogged road through Andheri Subway, on June 28. The monsoon made

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A man carries a dog through a waterlogged road through Andheri Subway, on June 28. The monsoon made a grand entry in Mumbai, hitting normal life with the usual woes of water-logging in many areas, delays in flights, road and train traffic.

An Indian couple sit under an umbrella during monsoon rain showers at the seafront in Mumbai.

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An Indian couple sit under an umbrella during monsoon rain showers at the seafront in Mumbai.

Andheri Subway flooded on June 28, making an unlikely selfie moment.

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Andheri Subway flooded on June 28, making an unlikely selfie moment.

Potholes appear after a heavy rainfall at Western Express Highway, Vile Parle, on June 29. The overn

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Potholes appear after a heavy rainfall at Western Express Highway, Vile Parle, on June 29. The overnight downpour slowed down traffic on most arterial roads, including the western express highway, delayed trains, and caused wall collapses, tree falls and a road cave-in. One person died of electrocution in Thane as he touched a cable entangled in a fallen tree. In other rain-related mishaps, at least 10 cars were damaged in wall collapse incidents at Ghatkopar, Andheri and Sion, while a balcony of a dilapidated residential building in Kurla came crashing down.

A compound wall of housing society collapsed on 5-6 cars at Ekveera Darshan society at Asalpha, on J

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A compound wall of housing society collapsed on 5-6 cars at Ekveera Darshan society at Asalpha, on June 29, 2019 in Mumbai, India. The city received heavy showers for the second consecutive day on Saturday, and the rain, once again, caused chaos across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

A man stands on a plastic waste at a beach in Mumbai, India on June 30, 2019. The trash was pushed o

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A man stands on a plastic waste at a beach in Mumbai, India on June 30, 2019. The trash was pushed onto Juhu beach by a recent storm.

An Indian boy jumps into the water of a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on July 1,

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An Indian boy jumps into the water of a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on July 1, 2019. Heavy rains flooded parts of India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday as the country's four-month summer monsoon swung into full force.

A taxi is seen stuck at a waterlogged street during heavy rains in Mumbai, India on July 1, 2019. Mo

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A taxi is seen stuck at a waterlogged street during heavy rains in Mumbai, India on July 1, 2019. Monsoon in India officially lasts from June to September.

Rescue workers carry the body of a victim after a wall collapsed on shanties due to heavy rains at a

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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim after a wall collapsed on shanties due to heavy rains at a slum in Mumbai on July 2, 2019.

A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 airplane is seen after it overshot the runway while landing due to heavy r

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A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 airplane is seen after it overshot the runway while landing due to heavy rains at an airport in Mumbai, India July 2, 2019.

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