Mumbaikers are using Twitter and Google Docs to carpool through severe flooding
The citizens of Mumbai woke up this morning after the heaviest June rain recorded in 10 years, flooding the streets and bringing public transport to a stand still.
Though there are severe floods every year during the monsoon season, the Hindustan Times reports these are the worst early monsoon floods the city has seen in a decade, with 208 mm just in central Mumbai by Friday morning.
Despite the city’s call for Mumbaikers to stay home today, some were coordinating car pools over Twitter to help each other get around the city on whatever clear roads they can find, using the hashtag #MumbaiCarPool.