Mumbai Flooding: Hospitals under water

Written by Meghna A Singhania Published On 2017-08-30T16:21:35+05:30 | Updated On 23 Aug 2021 1:02 PM IST

Mumbai: It's the rainy season in Maharashtra, and the financial capital seems has once against become partially submerged. Heavy incessant rains have Mumbai and adjoining Navi Mumbai and Thane regions, have brought the city to a standstill, delaying transport and completely submerging the water-logged roads in low-lying areas.

Water-logging was reported in low-lying areas of Parel and Sion. One of the worst hits in the area have been the government hospitals, whose services at the ground floor buildings including OPD and rooms being filled with water, forcing hospital officials to shift patients elsewhere.

Here are some pictures from KEM Hospital

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Meghna A Singhania

Meghna A Singhania is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at Medical Dialogues. An Economics graduate from Delhi University and a post graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science, her key research interest lies in health economics, and policy making in health and medical sector in the country. She is a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists. She can be contacted at meghna@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751