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Heavy Rain Brings Mumbai To A Standstill, Trains Hit, Schools Shut

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Heavy Rain Brings Mumbai To A Standstill, Trains Hit, Schools Shut

Commuters also encountered delays or cancellations of suburban local trains. Mumbai: Heavy rain overnight pounded large parts of Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), affecting suburban and long-distance trains, roads, and highways. This deluge stranded lakhs of commuters on their way to work on the first working day of the week and led to…

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India’s cities are expanding – often into flood-prone areas | Explained

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India’s cities are expanding – often into flood-prone areas | Explained

Earlier this year, as the summer monsoons struck the country, Bengaluru, Gurugram, and Mumbai were quickly under several feet of stagnating water. Similar scenes played out in settled areas in many parts of the country, with officials evacuating several thousand people in anticipation of floods. India’s urban areas have been flooding more and more often….

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