Flashback 26 July 2005- 13 years since Mumbai was flooded like never before

Flashback 26 July 2005: 13 years since Mumbai was flooded like never before MUMBAI FLOOD

The rains paralysed the city.The city received a rainfall of 944 mm, a 100-year high, in a span of 24 hours. The rain continued and at least 1,000 people lost their lives and 14,000 homes were destroyed.

37,000 auto rickshaws, 4,000 taxis, 900 BEST buses were damaged, and 10,000 trucks and tempos were grounded. The city had to bear a direct loss of about Rs 5.5 billion.

Local trains came to a halt due to the water-logging on the tracks. 52 local trains were damaged. Water logging led to a dramatic increase in trafiic on road and lowlying regions like Dharavi and Bandra-Kurla Complex were submerged.

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ARTICLE SOURCE: BS