Rain in Mumbai trapped 700 passengers on train, rescued by choppers

Since Friday night about 700 passengers were stuck on Mumbai kholapur Express near Vangani. On Saturday military helicopters and boats were sent of National Disaster response for their rescue. The train was stuck 60 kms away from the main city of Mumbai.

The city and surrounding areas where paralyzed by the heavy rainfall. Vangani is a place in Thane District, it is the place where this Mumbai Kolhapur express train was stuck since Friday. For help the passengers made the videos viral on social media using their cell phones. The complained even of not having proper drinking water or the minimum food item for the 15 hours. They also reported the IANS agency about the high water level around them which did not let them leave the train even. Due to this water level the Railways even warned all the passengers to not step out of their safety zone. They were also requested to maintain silence and wait for the help. Two military helicopters with 6 or above boats for rescue were sent of those passengers, said Eknath Gaikwal the minister of Maharashtra.

According to railway officer NDTV showed the rescue of about 200 passengers which included mostly children and women. Areas of badlapur, Vangani and Ulhasnagar remained submerged as the local rivers flooded with water. Due to such immense rainfall and inconvenience there was a disturbance even in the air traffic. 11 flights got cancelled at the Mumbai airport due to such inconvenience. It is really a struggle for India’s financial hub and the entertainment hub to cope up with such rainfall.