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India’s financial capital and one of its biggest cities have experienced the wettest May of over a century, with the monsoon season arriving unusually early, and the luxurious downpours of the weekend, turning roads into rivers and flooding newly appointed subway stations.
Mumbai, a city with over 12 million people, recorded more than 400 millimeters of rainfall so far this month, according to data from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
The deluge caused disruption and delays throughout the transport network, including the newly launched Worli Metro station.
Videos published by local media showed tourists walking knee-deep in floodwaters, erupting station stairs and pouring water from the ceiling into the train platform.
India’s $4 trillion economy is heavily dependent on the monsoon, bringing the rain that farmers rely on to support the country’s agricultural sector, where farmers employ almost half of the country’s 1.4 billion people.
Rain that usually lasts until June and September is necessary to grow crops, irrigate farmlands and refill Indian reservoirs. But early arrival this year has wreaked havoc across Mumbai, home to India’s financial capital and its proud Bollywood film industry, flood roads and submerged vehicles.
Some experts say global warming is increasing variability in India’s monsoon rains faster than previously predicted.
Sushma Nair, a scientist at the Indian Meteorological Bureau (IMD), told CNN that the Colaba Observatory recorded that May in May since 1918.
The start of Mumbai’s southwest monsoon on May 26 is the city’s oldest progress since 1950, Naia said.
Every year, the monsoon causes chaos throughout Mumbai. Especially for commuters traveling to that busy, busy public transport.
Heavy rain last May caused heavy rain, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Wali Metropolitan Area earlier this month. This is part of an ambitious plan to modernize India’s aging transport network and transform the country’s infrastructure to achieve its goal of transforming it into a developed country by 2047.
More rain is expected this week in the area, IMD said it could cause further flooding.
Southern Kerala also arrived at the unusually early monsoon and provided some rest after experiencing a ruthless heat wave.
India’s capital, New Delhi, also experienced widespread rain, lightning and thunderstorms last week, causing its canopy to collapse from flooding at an airport in the city.
