Mumbai In Rain Trauma, Abandon Cars If You Must, Advises Police

By 12 pm, Mumbai was being urged to stay at home and step out only in case of an emergency after non-stop rain poured down through the morning, disrupting the city's crucial trains and causing massive jams. The met department said about four inches of rain was recorded in just a few hours. Heavy rain is forecast for the next 48 hours.  

Aditya Thackeray, whose Shiv Sena has charge of the city's municipal corporation, said offices must not close early because the roads are already clogged with thousands of commuters. "A request to all at offices, stay put in offices till the rains subside. High tide around 4 pm. Heavy rains predicted bet Met dept," he tweeted. But contradicting his advisory, the Maharashtra government asked offices to close early so employees could begin making their way home - a nightmare task.

Television visuals showed the ground floor of a hospital in Parel flooded. Cars in Lower Parel were stranded; one driver lowered his window to show that he was nearly knee-deep in water. As rush hour approached and there was no sign of the rain easing up, the Mumbai police urged people to abandon their cars if the water was tyre-high.
 
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If D water on D roads is heading up to the level of your tyres, please abandon the car. Being on your 2 feet may be uncomfortable but safer
1:48 PM - Aug 29, 2017
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