Mumbai Overflows Due To Torrential Rains, Mumbaikars Flood The Internet With Jibes

Monsoon has arrived and has taken over the country by storm, and Mumbai is possibly bearing the brunt of it. However, the situation in all the major parts of the city have worsened by the minute due to poor management. The lack of proper drainage systems, poorly maintained structures and innumerable potholes has turned Mumbai into a hellscape.

As the heavens have been open since Monday, people were left with no choice but to fight the waterworks an reach their offices. But they didn’t have any reason to do so quietly. So, while some angrily tweeted about what they were facing, others made light of the matter in order to get through the day.

Here are the best tweets from Mumbaikars:

1. Scenes from Chembur.

My lane in #Chembur turns into a lake with even 30 mins of rain. The video was taken after the water receded a bit & car could be brought out. There are no street lights so you have to walk through knee deep water in dark! @MCGM_BMC @bmcmumbai @AUThackeray #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/Hi2HC2z9IP

— Rachita Prasad (@rachitaprasadET) July 9, 2018

2. Diana’s said it, avoid Dadar.

Hmmm…so Dadar is definitely avoidable today. Stay safe peeps. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/q56ea1G8ZH

— Diana Penty (@DianaPenty) July 9, 2018

3. Mumbaikars’ tolerance level must be lauded.

Thane station right now! #MumbaiRains @Central_Railway @RidlrMUM @mumbairailusers pic.twitter.com/BWXWK1Jqm3

— Manali Karandikar (@Manali304) July 9, 2018

4. Everyone wishes that could’ve been the case.

https://twitter.com/kristtiinaaaa/status/1016141879484678144

5. Are people expected to swim to work?

My office is flooded.. #MumbaiRains #Mumbai #MumbaiRain pic.twitter.com/1wR5CjIARU

— fashionsta (@sizzlingfashion) July 9, 2018

6. That’s borderline harassment.

🤦🏻‍♂️ Spent 45 mins at one spot. #MumbaiRains https://t.co/7BKhe26C1C

— Dev Bhatia (@devbhatia) July 9, 2018

7. ‘Stream’ is possibly the word you’re looking for.

https://twitter.com/one_by_two/status/1016197554298605568

8. That’s the most relevant metric right now.

In Mumbai The rain is not measured in 'cm' or 'mm' … It's measured in 'Train chalu hai ya band hai' 😂 #MumbaiRains

— Abhishek Nair (@abhissheknair) July 9, 2018

9. Truth bombs away.

https://twitter.com/NikhilReads/status/1016141739336314882

10. Flip a coin, maybe.

It’s difficult to be a boss during Mumbai rains…chutti du ya chutti lu…#MumbaiRains

— Balkrishna Sharma (@Balkrishna1782) July 9, 2018

11. The cars are floating. I repeat, the cars are floating!

Ghodbunder road, Thane#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/qggLFCH79H

— Ravie (@ImInstinctive) July 9, 2018

12. That applies for most of India.

Mandatory sticker to avoid traffic challan when #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/6kb4FngFBH

— Sujit Mohan (@sujitmohan88) July 9, 2018

13. Or a sensible one will do as well.

https://twitter.com/one_by_two/status/1016148056813834240

14. That’s true.

The only problem I have during such rains is that the general public does not witnesses this as a potential life and death situation, like most developed nations. Water borne diseases, trees falling, buildings falling, falling into potholes, electrocution, drowning. #MumbaiRains

— Zubin Daver (@zubinofficial) July 10, 2018

15. Shape of Water: Part 2?

It's both a wonder and a disappointment that Mumbaikars haven't developed gills by now.#MumbaiRains

— qirtn (@qirtn) July 10, 2018

16. Definitely the latter.

Thane Railway station ya phir lonavala ka Bushi Dam… 😂😂 #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/EaJbYzVb2m

— Snehal Sawant (@SnehalSawant_) July 9, 2018

17. That looks like a task.

https://twitter.com/shardo_ol/status/1016158636509487104

18. Whatta wow!

I think the Spirit of Mumbai is a whiskey. They say it's neat, It's usually drowned in water.

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) July 9, 2018

19. Bhaiya iske aage boat nahi jayegi. Swim karke jaana padega.

Meanwhile in Mumbai…. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/GMk9HcLTdH

— sandeep verma (@vermasandeep04) July 10, 2018

20. And to top it all off.

https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/1016251139279339520

Rainy seasons in Mumbai have become a very cyclical process. It rains, people are harassed, they complain and repeat. And realistically speaking, they can’t do anything other than that because they’ve to do their jobs. But who knows, maybe these complaints will one day reach the authorities and they’ll use the tax-payers’ money to make amends. One day.

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