Mumbai Rains: Watch 'dramatic' videos of monsoon fury

Intermittent heavy showers continued to lash Mumbai on Thursday a day after it was battered by stormy weather that left a trail of destruction fallen trees or branches hundreds of vehicles submerged or broken down Such was the situation that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray urged citizens to remain indoors and the National Disaster Response Force NDRF team rescuing over 250 people stranded in trainsNDRF officials carry out rescue operations at Masjid Bunder stationVideo Bipin Kokate LIVE Updates httpstcoAlDZ6KdaCBMumbaiRainsLive MumbaiRainsWithMidday pictwittercomNOkDRVEoE1mdash Mid Day mid_day August 5 2020While incidents of waterlogging and trees falling were reported from across the city citizens also shared dramatic videos of the torrential rains and the damage it caused One of them being business tycoon Anand Mahindra who took to Twitter to share a video that has gone viral since thenRead live updates on Mumbai Rains hereHeres a look at Anand Mahindras postOf all the videos that did the rounds yesterday about the rains in Mumbai this one was the most dramatic We have to figure out if this palm treersquos Tandava was a dance of joymdashenjoying the drama of the stormmdashor naturersquos dance of anger pictwittercomMmXh6qPhn5mdash anand mahindra anandmahindra August 6 2020Mahindra shared a video in which a tree can be seen swaying from one side to the other due to the strong currents of gusty winds While sharing the videos he said Of all the videos that did the rounds yesterday about the rains in Mumbai this one was the most dramaticThis was send on my family group chat featuring some classic gujju uncle commentary MumbaiRains MumbaiRainsLive MumbaiRain pictwittercomelQ2w4j0iRmdash Zara Patel zarap48 August 5 2020Responding to Mahindras tweet another user identified as Zara Patel shared a video of vehicles wading through waterlogged streets in the city The highlight of the video is that a man can be heard comparing the waterlogged streets of Mumbai to VeniceMumbaiRains MumbaiIt can happen only in Mumbaimumbairain mumbaifloods pictwittercomvJI6ZqbtW3mdash Sujit Jaiswal Suj_IEt August 5 2020In another video shared by Twitter user Sujit Jaiswal two men are seen floating on a waterlogged street on what appears to be a makeshift raftWATCH A local in Wadala area of Mumbai carries a kitten on his motorcycle after rescuing it amid heavy rainfall in the city He says I am taking the kitten home pictwittercom4qawgwJQzPmdash ANI ANI August 6 2020Meanwhile a heartwarming video is also winning hearts online The 45second video clip shows a man riding his bike with a kitten that he rescued amid the heavy downpourDailyDossier Water KingdomAs the rains wreck the city three kids try wading through the flood around Kings Circle Check out our innovative DailyDossier section in todayrsquos digital tabloid Subscribe ethAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0091AcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0087 httpstcoHcgZMf5nC3 ethAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008eyen pdhivar pictwittercomLCafrLr5PGmdash Mid Day mid_day August 6 2020Water logging near Chowpatty beach in South Mumbai Video Bipin Kokate LIVE Updates httpstco6kp1wdjeAnMumbaiRainsLive MumbaiRainsWithMidday pictwittercommrr0ImjUjNmdash Mid Day mid_day August 5 2020A video shot by midday photographer Pardeep Dhivar showed a group of kidswading through the flooded streets around Kings Circle While another video shot by midday lens man Bipin Kokate showed water logging near Girgaon Chowpatty beach in South MumbaiThe India Meteorological Department IMD forecast cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rain in the city and the suburbs on Thursday Private weather agency Skymet said the rain activity in the city is likely to see a significant dropdue to the weakening of the wellmarked lowpressure which is now moving towards the central parts of Madhya PradeshKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news