Heavy rains over the past couple of days have brought Mumbai to a grinding halt.
Pictures from my colleague Pradeep Dhivar. Scenes from Sion and Matunga (Central)
Reports suggest that it has rained over 300 mm during this period.
Even as the city struggled to come to grips with the deluge, the internet dealt with it the only way it knows how.
Through jokes and memery.
THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S LIPS TODAY! #MumbaiRains
Bae- come over Me- I can't, I'm in Mumbai Bae- parents aren't home Me-
I can see Malad from my window. #MumbaiRains
Every Mumbaikar right now. 😂 #MumbaiRains
Pic1: Mumbaikars after 1st rain Pic2: Mumbaikars after 2nd rain #MumbaiRains
Pic 1 : Mumbai people after first monsoon rainsPic 2 : Mumbai people now#MumbaiRains
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This is what Mumbai needs ! and in thousands ! #MumbaiRains
Need one of these to get to work today #MumbaiRains
Not saying the rains are crazy but they are making Noah's Ark here.
Meanwhile on Whatsapp #MumbaiRains
Meanwhile, there are some people who are gleefully enjoying the madness from a distance, of course.
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