Monsoons may bring a lot of respite to people who have been tortured by the scorching summer heat, but it's pretty much the opposite for people living in Maharashtra's Mumbai.?
Mumbai witnessed some dreadful overnight rains on Sunday with the city witnessing the disruption of local train services, vehicular traffic and severe waterlogging.?
These heavy rains didn't only lead to the loss of several lives, but the fury also reminded Mumbaikars of the 24-hour rainfall figure of 944 mm on July 26, 2005.? Moreover, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai in the backdrop of heavy rains.? ? ?
IMD said,?that till 6.30 a.m. on Sunday, Mumbai and adjoining areas received over 120 mm rainfall in the preceding 12 hours.?Mumbai would receive ¡°heavy to very heavy¡± rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places.?Extremely heavy rainfall means precipitation of more than 204.5 mm in 24 hours, while heavy rainfall ranges between 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm rainfall.? ? ?
Even though the situation is quite tense in the city, people on the internet tried to lighten the mood and added some jokes and memes to deliver their own take on these incessant rains.?
Meanwhile,? the suburban train services on both Central Railway and Western Railway in the financial capital were suspended due to water logging in the tracks due to the overnight heavy downpour.?