Three days after record-breaking rains brought Bombay to a halt, I’m finally beginning to hear about my friends’ and colleagues’ unbelieveable journeys. South Bombay, as I’ve mentioned before, got hit with 7 inches of rain on Tuesday, but, save for the lack of bustle, it looked pretty normal on Wednesday. On the other hand, the suburbs saw a lot of death and destruction.
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Monsoon Update #2
Well, I’m still pretty high and dry here in Bombay. But now I see that the international papers have caught on to our little rain problem. So, it must be a big deal.
Actually, it rained about seven inches in 24 hous in South Bombay. The suburbs, on the other hand, got 27 inches of rain!! Too crazy.
Again, Anthony and I are fine. But it seems the stories are still developing. So if you want to keep track, check out Google News or do your own search:
Monsoon Update
Nine hours later and…it’s still raining! No flooding where I am, but most of the city is shut down. I guess this is the equivalent of a blizzard, so I’ll concede that flooding is inevitable at this point.
News about the Monsoon:
- Maharashtra rains leave many dead [BBC News]
- Rains bring life to standstill in Mumbai[Mid Day]
- Rains wreak havoc in Mumbai; 150 killed in Konkan[Times of India]
- What’s in store today[Mumbai Mirror]
- Monsoon brings Mumbai to halt [Business Standard]
- Heavy monsoon rains cause travel chaos in Bombay [Reuters]