Nothing romantic about unending rainfall, say social media users amid downpour in Mumbai and Pune
Many posts warned others about flooded roads and bad weather as a warning for heavy rainfall until July 26 was issued.
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As Mumbai, Pune and other parts of India experienced heavy rainfall on Thursday, social media users reacted with concern, sharing photos and videos of the downpour and flooded roads.
The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert warning of extremely heavy rainfall in the Konkan and Goa and Madhya Maharashtra subdivisions, which cover Mumbai and Pune, until July 26. Heavy rainfall is also expected in parts of Gujarat.
Rainfall recorded today till 3.30 pm. Karjat at 130 mm, Vikrohli 83 mm, Dahisar 85 mm, more below. pic.twitter.com/srmkrGqtEV— Richa Pinto (@richapintoi) July 25, 2024
One social media user, in a video, pointed out that it had been raining continuously for the past three days in most parts of Mumbai, its neighbouring cities and Pune.
People of Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan & Pune right now watching out of their windows & realising its been raining non stop since 3 consecutive days!#MumbaiRains #PuneRains pic.twitter.com/fSCF203rP4— Vishal Verma (@VishalVerma_9) July 25, 2024
To those romanticising the weather, some users gave a reality-check, responding with visuals of the monsoon quite unlike how it is depicted in Hindi cinema.
1. What Non-Maharastrians think it is
2. What it really is#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/n6wGAO8SkK— Heena (@heenaOnly) July 25, 2024
After one user posted photographs of a cloudy skyline in Pune, another responded with photographs of flooded streets in the city, sarcastically asking residents...
