Mumbai Rain: 10 Examples From Social Media Of How The City Helped Itself

A day after heavy rain, 30 times the average, crippled Mumbai, the people of the city opened its doors and hearts to help their own. While police, fire department officials were hard at work rescuing stranded people, Mumbaikars shared the responsibility to help each other as the city struggled to move back to normal. Local trains too operated through the night to ensure stranded passengers reached their homes. Social media is full of heartwarming displays of the humanity and generosity of the city. With people stranded outside for hours, both aam aadmi and corporations volunteered their help in whatever way possible displaying the spirit of aamchi Mumbai.

Here are 10 examples from social media of how Mumbaikars helped each other

1. Locals were out on the road offering tea and food to those in need.

Even now at 2 am people offering food and tea to people stuck in traffic at kings circle matunga! Humanity is still alive #MumbaiRains

— Gaurang Khanvilkar (@GaurangAf7) August 29, 2017

2. Help came from all quarters, even from those with limited means
 

And here in Mumbai,a friend stuck in a car to the airport for 5 hrs told me that slumdwellers came out to serve stranded people tea&biscuits https://t.co/tzhGobH28Q

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 30, 2017

3. Communities came together for the city and its people
 

Floods wreak havoc in the city but Mumbaikars keep it afloat by arranging food & water. #MumbaiFlooded #MumbaiRains https://t.co/P2c9qRZuO1 pic.twitter.com/RUt0OoD3sS

— The Dawoodi Bohras (@Dawoodi_Bohras) August 30, 2017

4. A cancer patient was stuck under a flyover for over 4 hours during the rain. He was rescued three hours later after his son's Facebook post for help was shared nearly a thousand times.
 

5. Thousands of residents opened their homes to strangers who were stuck in the rain-hit city. The spreadsheet with tweets on #RainHosts has nearly 6,000 tweets and counting

Anybody stranded in the Chembur-Ghatkopar-Vikhroli belt can find refuge at my house, please DM! Stay safe! #MumbaiRains

— Khushi Desai (@ahitskhushi) August 29, 2017

6. Indian Navy set up community kitchens across the city for commuters
 

#MumbaiRains Food counters opened at various locations in Mumbai for the stranded commuters @SpokespersonMoD @Dev_Fadnavis pic.twitter.com/wkYJSuE6oz

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 30, 2017

7. The gurudwaras in Mumbai doubled up as shelters and offered 'langar' to those in need
 

Dadar Sikh Gurudwara served food & provided shelter all night to Mumbaikars. Sikhs also sent food to Dadar Stn. & Tata Hospital #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/OWGR0UkWoM

— Harjinder S Kukreja (@SinghLions) August 30, 2017

8. And Mumbaikars didn't forget about the animals
 

Rescued this kitty #MumbaiRains plz Guyz look around and help strays plzzzzzzzz ppl can find d place but animals can't plzz pic.twitter.com/QSILPlcOWe

— Anupma singh (@anupmasingh2015) August 29, 2017

9. Director Mahesh Bhatt tweeted how he almost drowned if it wasn't for the kind strangers who helped in time.
 

Wake up Mumbai !! This is the worst monsoon 'nightmare' !!! Just spoke to 2 of my sisters. They almost drowned in Khar West.

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) August 29, 2017

10. Restaurants too pitched in
 

Tuesday's downpour took the lives of five people, including two children. While traffic has been cleared up and people can move by road, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has urged citizens to stay indoors unless it is an emergency. Schools and colleges remain shut today. Heavy rain is expected later today in some parts. The city saw 300 mm of rain on Tuesday which brought life to a halt, paralysing transport services. With water levels receding, train services resumed last night but are running behind schedule.