As many as 33 people were killed and several others injured on Sunday, after a virtual cloudburst and consequent heavy rains that ravaged the metropolis and the neighbouring areas coming under the Mumbai Metropolis Region (MMR) affecting the rail, road and air services in the country’s commercial capital.
On Sunday morning, Mumbaikars woke up to heavy rains accompanied by lightning and thunder and inundation in several low-lying areas of the city suburbs.
The intensity of the rains that Mumbai received could be gauged from the Island city recorded a rainfall of 196.8 mm and the suburbs received a rainfall of 234.9 mm during the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday.
