Mumbai rains: Mumbai witnessed its first rain of the season, along with a strong dust storm that darkened the sky around 3 pm today. The rain brought relief to the residents of Mumbai and its surrounding areas from the heat but the sky of the metropolis remained surrounded by dusty winds.
The sudden change in weather caused traffic to stop as passengers took shelter during the storm.
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Due to strong winds, a large billboard fell on a petrol station at Pant Nagar in Ghatkopar East, injuring seven people who were taken to Rajawadi Hospital. At present his condition is being awaited.
Social media platforms were soon filled with photos and videos that captured the unusual sight of a dense dust storm that engulfed the city – a scene rarely seen in Mumbai. Locals, astonished by the unusual weather phenomenon, couldn’t help but express their surprise through a flood of memes and jokes and compared the scene to a blockbuster movie.
Mumbai looks like Mexico in Hollywood movie seen
Mumbai rains: One netizen quipped, “Mumbai looks like a Hollywood movie shot in Mexico right now.” Echoing the same sentiment, another commented, “Mumbai is the best place for Dune 3 RN.” Yet another humorously declared, “Mumbai is now Gotham City,” and thus, the meme ‘shower’ continued to flood the Internet, each one more creative than the last.
IMD’s alert today
The Regional Meteorological Center (RMC) issued a yellow alert for Thane, Palghar, Raigarh, Solapur, Latur, Beed, Nagpur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. There is a possibility of lightning and thunderstorm at isolated places in these areas.
Meanwhile, an orange alert has been issued for Pune, Satara, Sangli, Nashik, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Jalna and Parbhani districts.
