High tidal waves lash the promenade at Marine Drive in Mumbai on Wednesday as heavy rains battered the city. Photo: Paul Noronha
Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai slowing down traffic and train movement. A high tide in the afternoon coincided with the downpour resulting in flooding in several low-lying areas. Photos: Paul Noronha & Shashi Ashiwal
Civic worker cleans up waste thrown up by the sea during the high tide at Marine Drive in Mumbai. - Photo: Paul Noronha
Two people were killed and six others injured after a portion of a slab of Prasad Shopping Centre building in Goregaon, western suburbs of Mumbai, collapsed on Tuesday night as heavy rain lashed the city and large parts of coastal and western Maharashtra. Photo: Paul Noronha
Many people gathered along the sea to enjoy the high tide. Marine Drive in south Mumbai was teeming with people as large waves hit the promenade. Photo: Paul Noronha
Water logging due to heavy rains caused major traffic snarls and also disrupted the suburban train services.
Over 120 pumps have been pressed into service to drain water from the streets. Photo: Shashi Ashiwal
After the rains...
Vehicles wade through a waterlogged street…. Photo: Shashi Ashiwal
School children wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rains in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photo: Shashi Ashiwal
A municipal corporation officer alerts people about an open manhole on a waterlogged street. Photo: Shashi Ashiwal
Published on July 16, 2014
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