India, July 2 -- Incessant torrential rain claimed around 20 lives in Mumbai on Tuesday. Nearly 400 mm rain in the past 24 hours caused great havoc in the city. Normal life was disrupted completely. Waterlogging at several places left people facing problems and triggered traffic jam. Many buildings are encircled or sank under rainwater. Rains flooded the airport and paralysed the lifeline of Mumbai local trains. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was seen monitoring the situation from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's control room. The Indian Navy has deployed several teams to assist the civic body to help people stranded in flooded areas.
It is worth mentioning that the BMC had claimed disaster-free monsoon this year. But the very fi...