guys i swear this city just cannot do normal rain. either it’s sunny or it’s like “welcome to atlantis, population: us”. woke up n boom — black sky, nonstop rain like some netflix apocalyptic movie.
streets? flooded. people? drenched. cars? crawling like snails. bro srsly even fish would’ve been like “nah too much water here”. dadar, saki naka, worli naka — all basically mini lakes now. autos stuck, bikes floating (ok not rly but like almost).and guess what? IMD dropped a RED ALERT 🚨 outta nowhere. like oh we were chillin with a yellow alert 2 mins ago and now it’s thunder+lightning+gusty winds+drama alert??
also colaba hit like 295mm rain which apparently broke a 1918 record?? this rain's older than our great grandparents istg some places literally got 200+ mm just this morning. marine lines, nariman point, byculla — washed tf out.
and this ain’t even pre-monsoon anymore ok?? monsoon is HERE and she didn’t even knock. barged in like that annoying cousin at weddings 10 days early. last time this happened was like 35 yrs ago. y’all, nature’s on hyper mode fr.
even bmc was like “umm yeah things are wet”. their update was like “58mm in the island city in 24hrs” but ngl it felt like 580mm. clothes? soaked. shoes? gone. patience? what’s that lol.
imagine being stuck at elphinstone bridge with rain in your eyes, wind in your face and google maps saying “12 min delay due to weather”. 12 min where????
so yeah if ur in mumbai rn:
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don't go out unless ur into swimming w rickshaws
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pls carry an ark or kayak if u must
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n most importantly, don’t trust the sky bro it looks peaceful one sec and boom lightning bolt
k bye i’m making maggi and watching the city drown from my window 🥲