Video: People pull out scooter from manhole, BMC says not from Mumbai

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As heavy rains lashed the city yesterday, a video of two-wheeler being swallowed in an open manhole went viral on social media. The clip shows a man pulling out the vehicle in the midst of heavy rainfall and waterlogging.

Many people slammed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for unpreparedness but the civic body clarified that the video was not from the city.

The video was deleted from the original handle but is available on other handles.

The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Konkan, Goa, North Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra including Mumbai this week.

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