Watch: Mumbai is flooded once again and people stuck at home and in traffic are taking videos
Everyone's a citizen journalist when it rains.
Yes I'm a Pluviophile & LOVE #mumbairains but today shall not travel. Staying put watching the #viewfrommywindow 😍🌧🌊 pic.twitter.com/zm7ZyahBFn
— Anupa Shah (@anupashah) August 5, 2016
Once again, Mumbai, India's financial capital was crippled by rain on Friday. And according to reports, the heavy rainfall is only set to continue.
When the roads are under upto 18 inches of water, traffic crawls, children go home from school, office-goers become home-goers, and even the local trains are behind schedule, when water levels reach 90 per cent in reservoirs and the city's main lakes began overflowing, when high tides are predicted, what do you do?
You take pictures and videos, and fire up your favoured social media app.
Waterlogging knee-length at #Sion Sardar Nagar #mumbairains #MumbaiTraffic @RidlrMUM @Mumbaikhabar9 @mumbairailusers pic.twitter.com/NGdPIji9zw
— Naveen K (@sunsetsafari) August 5, 2016
@Mumbaikhabar9 @RidlrMUM @LocalPressCo @hashmumbai #mumbairains #Sion Full lane closed near PVR Sardar Nagar pic.twitter.com/ijY4VTt6bo
— Naveen K (@sunsetsafari) August 5, 2016
Kingscircle station #mumbairains pic.twitter.com/oxuuM8cUd0
— Shrenik Shah (@shrenikshah5) August 5, 2016
Traveling is so fun #Friday #mumbairains pic.twitter.com/H9P2TmqTzX
— A.B.Y (@bombayMalayalee) August 5, 2016
#mumbai floods again! The BMC and state Govt fail to provide citizens with basic services @Dev_Fadnavis pic.twitter.com/42rNeTyBJH
— Faye DSouza (@fayedsouza) August 5, 2016
Heavy rains in Mumbai turn our building's lawn into a lake! #mumbairains #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/a1AvyyQafL
— KABIR BEDI (@iKabirBedi) August 5, 2016
And to make the best of a dire situation, some people dug into their sense of humour.
If India were a gym, Delhi would be the sauna, Chennai, the steam-room, Mumbai, the pool & B'lore, the a/c reception. #AnnuallyRehashedTweet
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) July 24, 2013
How to spot expensive bags when #mumbairains pic.twitter.com/yf6CjMrNwP
— Bobby Deol (@thebobbydeoll) August 5, 2016
People sitting at home in Mumbai: Lovely monsoon view from my window. | People on the roads: WTF is this *$&#*#*&* #mumbairains
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) August 5, 2016
My Indoors & Outdoors, today. #mumbairains pic.twitter.com/3s4wM0iiPU
— #SonaLIVE (@sonamohapatra) August 5, 2016
Tried finding best route on Google Maps... After the fifth time, Maps was like: Bhosdi ke chup chaap ghar pe baith naa. #mumbairains
— Rahul (@iRahulSingh) August 5, 2016
#MumbaiRains.
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) August 5, 2016
Indoors: "Oh, the glory, oh the smell of mud."
Outdoor: "Baap ki aankh! Band kar, Indra. 4 ghante ho gaye traffic mein!"
Just passed an old man gathering animals in twos into a large wooden ship.
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) August 5, 2016
Don't Noah what I should do; jump aboard? 😳🌧🌧🌧#mumbairains
Have no inclination to go through Khar Subterranean River at the moment. Sorry, meant Khar Subway #MumbaiRains
— Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) August 5, 2016
I'll just leave this here #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/Rm9SfZSr8X
— Karan Talwar (@BollywoodGandu) August 5, 2016
There were also song recommendations.
Inspiration for Mumbaikar 😃😅#MumbaiRainshttps://t.co/FCCL5Qcycv
— કોफ़ी (@SilentBlah) August 5, 2016
#MumbaiRains #rain #bmc #nmmc #navimumbai #kangra #thane #borivali #sion #vashi #matunga #mahim pic.twitter.com/s7QXeVrQNO
— Ritesh thakur (@ritesh_thakur10) August 5, 2016