Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, divided by language, united by floods: Internet after rain batters cities

Last week, rain battered Bengaluru, Sunday was Delhi's wettest May day on record, and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Mumbai over the next few days. While other Kerala, Haryana, and a few other states have also been receiving heavy rainfall, the three cities have been notorious for getting flooded with every wet spell, especially, Bengaluru and Mumbai—an observation that hasn't escaped the eyes of social media users. The recent spell has also made them share how these cities might be divided by their language preference, but they are united by their rain-related infrastructure problems.

"Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, divided by language, united by turning into river rafting spots within 15 minutes of rain," wrote The Skin Doctor (@theskindoctor13), a dermatologist with more than eight lakh followers on X.

"You said 'united by rain' but we’re actually united by corruption, lazy planning, and zero accountability—black money flows better than stormwater. From Mumbai to Delhi to Bengaluru, roads collapse, drains choke, and the blame floats faster than the water," replied X user Eshwar Natarajan (@eshwar_n). Another user Devika (@Deyveeka) commented, "Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Noidacall get submerged in water within a few hours of rain. Thanks to the corruption and horrible infrastructure."

"It's astonishing how India's urban pride—Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi—can claim global aspirations while collapsing into chaos with the first spell of rain. The fact that a modern underpass in Delhi Cantonment floods this easily isn't just an engineering oversight; it's a systemic failure in urban planning," wrote Bengaluru citizen group (@CitizenMattersX).

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