Why does Mumbai flood every year during the monsoon months?

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On 2nd July this year, Mumbai came to a standstill. Exceptionally heavy rains lashed at the country’s financial capital. Roads were flooded, trains stopped working and 31 people died after a wall collapsed in Malad

However this is not the first time that Mumbai has received heavy rains. And this won’t be the last. With two full monsoon months to go, Mumbai may very well find itself in the same situation again this year, and next year and the next…


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