As torrential rains battered Mumbai on Tuesday, flooding roads and halting public transport, frustrated residents took to social media to vent their anger — not just at the weather, but at the city’s chronic infrastructure failures.
“This is South Mumbai — Prabhadevi — where you buy Rs 15–20 crore flats. Mumbai rains don’t care,” wrote @s_r_khandelwal, sharing visuals of waterlogged streets in one of the city’s most expensive neighbourhoods.
A video shared by news agency ANI showed a Mercedes stuck in flooded waters of Andheri West. The stranded luxury vehicle added to the traffic woes.
Schools and colleges were shut across Mumbai and the Konkan region following a red alert from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which forecast extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations.
‘The Mumbai spirit isn’t resilience. It’s survival in a broken system’
Some X users questioned why work-from-home (WFH) wasn’t a default option during such conditions. “Every monsoon, Mumbai’s working class battles 1/2/3 hour commutes, waterlogging and broken trains,” wrote @Shar_worry_. “WFH exists, but needs permission every time. The ‘Mumbai spirit’ isn’t resilience. It’s survival in a broken system.”
@vinayverma99 urged caution: “Stay safe Mumbai. Venture out only if it’s very important. Try to WFH if possible. It’s very heavy downpour here at Royal Palm estate.”
Other users chose to react to the Mumbai floods with memes.
Rainfall data confirms intensity
Between 8 am Monday and 6 am Tuesday, Vikhroli recorded the highest rainfall at 194.5 mm, followed by Santacruz (185 mm), Juhu (173.5 mm), Byculla (167 mm), and Bandra (157 mm). Colaba and Mahalaxmi saw relatively lower rainfall at 79.8 mm and 71.9 mm, respectively.
(With inputs from agencies)
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