Monsoon rains driven by high winds bring flooding misery to Mumbai
by Amrit Dhillon from Environment | The Guardian on (#56M0V)
India's commercial capital grinds to a halt after heaviest August rainfall in 47 years causes widespread flooding
The heaviest monsoon downpour in nearly 50 years has brought Mumbai to a standstill, with stranded passengers at railway stations having to be rescued by dinghies from waist-high water.
People who live in areas normally unaffected by the annual monsoon flooding looked out from their high-rise flats at new swirling rivers outside caused by the heaviest single day's rain recorded in August in 47 years.
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