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Mumbai rains: Heavy downpour reaps bitter fruit at APMC

Truckloads of fruits are waiting to be unloaded at the APMC market; traders say there is no space to stock fresh produce

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Fruits float in the water inside the market premises

Fruits float in the water inside the market premises

While heavy showers on Friday created havoc at the Vashi APMC (Agricultural Produce Marketing Corporation) market, the situation became more chaotic on Saturday with most traders at the fruit market having no space to store the fresh supply of produce.

Fruits float in the water inside the market premises. File photo
Fruits float in the water inside the market premises. File photo 

Due to heavy rains across Mumbai on Friday, train services were suspended and as a result most retailers did not turn up and the day's stock remained uncleared. And on Saturday morning an additional 400 truckloads of fruits arrived.

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