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After hours of intense rain, the coastal city’s streets were covered in water, and some bus and rail services were suspended.
NEW DELHI: On Monday, India was pounded by strong monsoon rains that caused areas of the financial hub Mumbai to flood. Meanwhile, at least ten people were killed by lightning in the eastern state of Bihar, according to government officials.
As a precaution, the Mumbai City Council ordered all schools and colleges to close on Monday. They cited the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) warning of “heavy to very heavy rainfall.”
After hours of intense rain, the seaside city’s streets were flooded, and some bus and train services were suspended.
State Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stated Bihar on Sunday, warning residents to “stay indoors during bad weather” after ten individuals there lost their lives in separate lightning strikes.
The South Asian monsoon rains, which fall from June to September, provide relief from the summer heat and are essential for restocking water sources, but they also cause a great deal of mortality and devastation.
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But experts argue that since the incidence of deadly landslides and floods has increased recently, climate change is making the issue worse.
Assam’s Disaster Management Authority reported on Sunday that eight people had died in the previous 24 hours due to flooding that also ravaged the northeastern state.
With this, 66 people have died as a result of the rains since mid-May.
Authorities in Uttarakhand, a state in the north, warned of impending severe rain.
Frequent lightning strikes are another effect of the violent storms.
The National Crime Records Bureau estimates that lightning strikes caused around 3,000 deaths in India in 2022.
