India, Aug. 21 -- Mumbai received a staggering 447mm of rain in the 48 hours from Monday morning till Wednesday, the eastern suburbs accounting for 346mm. Kurla, along with others areas along LBS Marg, was one of the localities worst hit by waterlogging on Tuesday.

A day later, shops and residents took stock of the damage and losses, and set about getting their lives back in order. While shops were directly in the path of the flood waters, ground floor residents moved up a level, either into their own extended storeys or into those of acquaintances.

"I lost goods worth Rs.10-15 lakh," said Raju Diamond, owner of a false-ceiling and gypsum shop on LBS Marg at Sion. "Water seeped into my shop. We kept trying to flush it out with buckets, ...