Heavy rains remind Mumbai of nightmare floods 3 years ago

Mumbai: Mumbai once again bore the onslaught of the revival of monsoon with heavy rains lashing the city and surrounding areas since Friday evening, spelling a wet weekend for citizens. It was three years to the day when Mumbai had faced its worst floods in living memory. In the 24 hours to yesterday morning, the meteorological office in Colaba in south Mumbai recorded 133.2mm rainfall while the northern suburbs received 77.4mm, the weather bureau said. The season's total rainfall so far has been 1,262mm in the city and 1,382mm in the suburbs, an official from the weather bureau said. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai yesterday morning appealed to citizens "not to be worried" by the heavy rains as the civic body was prepared to tackle any eventuality. The suburban trains, the city's lifeline, were running 25 to 45... [read full story]