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Mumbai Rains throwback: When heavy downpour caught Mumbaikars unaware

Updated On: 13 June, 2019 10:53 AM IST |

Mumbai witnessed downpour accompanied by thunder and lightning in wake of cyclone Vayu, which caught citizens unaware in the past few days. We roll back the clock to 2014, when a similar scenario struck the city that led to water-logging in several areas, disrupting road and rail traffic

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The streets were flooded, causing heavy traffic at Parel. Pic/Suresh KK

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The streets were flooded, causing heavy traffic at Parel. Pic/Suresh KK
Traffic moving slowly towards the bridge connecting Ghatkopar east to west. Pic/Vipul Shinde

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Traffic moving slowly towards the bridge connecting Ghatkopar east to west. Pic/Vipul Shinde
Water-logging on tracks near Sion railway station. Pic/Datta Kumbhar

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Water-logging on tracks near Sion railway station. Pic/Datta Kumbhar
People waiting for the local train at Kurla station. Trains on the Western, Central and Harbour lines were delayed by 10-15 minutes due to the downpour. Pic/Bipin Pawar

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People waiting for the local train at Kurla station. Trains on the Western, Central and Harbour lines were delayed by 10-15 minutes due to the downpour. Pic/Bipin Pawar
But not everyone was hassled by the downpour. Some Mumbaikars were seen enjoying the rains. In pic: A group of boys play football at the Subhash Chandra Bose Maidan in Bhayandar. Pic/Nimesh Dave

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But not everyone was hassled by the downpour. Some Mumbaikars were seen enjoying the rains. In pic: A group of boys play football at the Subhash Chandra Bose Maidan in Bhayandar. Pic/Nimesh Dave
People walking on the sidewalk outside Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar. Pic/Satyajit Desai

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People walking on the sidewalk outside Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar. Pic/Satyajit Desai
Business as usual: This lone barber attends to his customer as heavy rains, floods continue to lash different parts of Mumbai. Pic/Emmanual Karbhari

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Business as usual: This lone barber attends to his customer as heavy rains, floods continue to lash different parts of Mumbai. Pic/Emmanual Karbhari
A boy plays on a flooded street in Sion. Pic/Atul Kamble

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A boy plays on a flooded street in Sion. Pic/Atul Kamble
People wade through a flooded street in Parel, Mumbai. Pic/Suresh K.K.

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People wade through a flooded street in Parel, Mumbai. Pic/Suresh K.K.
A BEST bus trying to make it's way through a flooded street. Pic/Emmanual Karbhari

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A BEST bus trying to make it's way through a flooded street. Pic/Emmanual Karbhari
BMC workers attempt to close an open manhole in a flooded street. Pic/Emmannual Karbhari

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BMC workers attempt to close an open manhole in a flooded street. Pic/Emmannual Karbhari
Water-logged tracks near the Mulund railway station. Pic/Sameer Markande

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Water-logged tracks near the Mulund railway station. Pic/Sameer Markande
Heavy water-logging was witnessed near the Ram Mandir railway crossing in Oshiwara. Pic/ Ranjeet Jadhav

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Heavy water-logging was witnessed near the Ram Mandir railway crossing in Oshiwara. Pic/ Ranjeet Jadhav
A biker struggles his way through a flooded road in Oshiwara. Pic/ Ranjeet Jadhav

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A biker struggles his way through a flooded road in Oshiwara. Pic/ Ranjeet Jadhav
The pothole-ridden Aarey Milk Colony Road in Goregaon. Pic/ Ranjeet Jadhav

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The pothole-ridden Aarey Milk Colony Road in Goregaon. Pic/ Ranjeet Jadhav
A manhole cover is opened to let the rainwater in at Tilak Bhavan Junction in Parel (W) even as pedestrians walk through the flooded street. Pic/ Rane Ashish

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A manhole cover is opened to let the rainwater in at Tilak Bhavan Junction in Parel (W) even as pedestrians walk through the flooded street. Pic/ Rane Ashish
Water-logging in Juhu near popular eatery Three Wise Men. Pic sent by mid-day reader Gurmeet mid-day will not be responsible for any copyright infringement and authenticity of the photographs send by viewers

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Water-logging in Juhu near popular eatery Three Wise Men. Pic sent by mid-day reader Gurmeet mid-day will not be responsible for any copyright infringement and authenticity of the photographs send by viewers

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