On July 26, 2005, Mumbai received a rainfall of 944.2 mm in a span of 24 hours. Thousands of people were stranded due to flooding in the city. As Mumbai remembers the dreadful Mumbai rains 17 years later, here's the story of the 2005 floods in pictures. Pic/Mid-day Photo Team
Updated On: 2022-07-26 06:58 AM IST
Thousands of citizens were stranded due to unprecedented rainfall and flooding in the city and couldn’t go back home.
Waterlogging led to a dramatic increase in traffic on roads and low-lying areas of the city.
Mumbai received a rainfall of 944.2 mm (37.17 inches), in a span of 24 hours.
Commuters walk past stranded vehicles after heavy rains brought Mumbai to a halt.
Many cars, autorickshaws, motorbikes, and taxis were submerged during the July 26, 2005 floods in Mumbai.
People walk on the waterlogged railway tracks during the July 26, 2005 floods.
