21 Inches Of Rain Highest 2-Day Monsoon Total In Mumbai In Over 10 Years

[hatrack]

With 540 mm of rainfall over two days, Mumbai woke up on Monday morning to water-logging across the city, inconveniencing officer-goers, school and college students. Inundation was reported at Hindmata junction and King's Circle in Sion for almost six hours.

The city received 91.9 mm rainfall on Monday alone. The Meteorological Department has warned of “extremely heavy” rainfall in adjoining areas of Thane and Palghar on July 2, 4 and 5. A few places in Mumbai could get heavy to very heavy rainfall Monday and Tuesday, it added.

Private weather agency Skymet said Mumbai is at “serious risk of flooding” between July 3 and 5. “Close to 200 mm or more rain per day is likely during this period,” it said.

Meanwhile the civic administration sought to disown responsibility for the lack of preparedness. Municipal Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi said the 540 mm of rain was the highest over a two-day period in a decade, and blamed “climate change and changed geographical conditions” for water-logging at several places.

EDIT

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/officials-blame-climate-change-as-mumbai-goes-under-again/article28254243.ece

[msongs]

1. maybe they c ould be grateful for drough relief? nt