Mumbai, Aug 19
Relentless rainfall paralyzes life in Mumbai, as the city grapples with waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and flooded homes. One of the worst-hit areas is the Milind Vikas Samiti Society in Hanuman Nagar, Kandivali, where residents are trapped indoors since early Tuesday morning due to flooding.
Water entered several ground-floor homes around 4 a.m. and remained stagnant for over five hours. With rain showing no signs of slowing down, the situation has turned dire for many families. Daily life has come to a standstill as residents struggle for basic necessities like food, drinking water, and electricity.
Residents of Kandivali talked about the difficulties they are facing with heavy rainfall.
“We are surrounded by water. It’s been five hours, and the water level hasn’t come down. We have no food, and no one has come to help us yet,” said Ranjan, a local resident, expressing frustration at the delay in relief efforts.
Uma, another resident, shared her distress: “Water entered our house at 4 a.m. We have no dry place left to sit. No authority has responded. This happens every year, and still, nothing changes.”
Sunil Vishwakarma added, “Mumbai has been battered by rain for the last four days. Everything is lost. Our children are huddled upstairs. There’s no food or water. It’s a nightmare.”