Mumbai’s Post-Deluge Recovery: Trains, Flights and Buses Back on Track

After heavy rains battered Mumbai, causing widespread flooding and halting trains and flights, the city began to recover on Thursday. Local trains, buses, and flights resumed operations, albeit with delays. Authorities urged residents to stay indoors while clean-up efforts continued. Schools and colleges remained closed, and damage assessments were underway.

After relentless rains battered Mumbai, ceasing its lifeline of local trains and inundating streets and homes, the city began its recovery process on Thursday. Transport services including local trains, flights, and buses resumed, though some delays persisted.

The heavy rains that began on Wednesday triggered widespread flooding, forcing the closure of schools and colleges across the city and its surrounding areas. The Mumbai civic authorities urged residents to stay indoors while emergency services continued their efforts to clear the waterlogged areas.

With a red alert issued earlier by the India Meteorological Department, the city prepared for potential thunderstorms and high-speed winds. Although the situation improved by Thursday morning, many parts of Mumbai reported significant property damage from the deluge.

(With inputs from agencies.)