Mumbai Citizens Offer Food And Shelter To Those Stranded Due To The Floods

With the news of heavy rains flooding on social media on Tuesday came helping hands of Mumbai citizens too. They reached out heavily through social media offering food and shelter to those stranded far away from home due to the floods.

The impact was the strongest on Twitter where a hashtag #RainHosts began trending as hundreds came forward to offer support to fellow citizens.

#MumbaiRains
Creating a thread for tweets that have people offering their homes for those stranded. #RainHosts

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— Jay (@CruciFire) August 29, 2017

For those stuck in Lower Parel & Worli. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/hllBlXopVI

— Protima Tiwary (@DumbbellsnDrama) August 29, 2017

I can host 8-9 people fairly comfortably. If you are stuck, need a place to crash and came make it to Santacruz West – DM me for details.

— Textual Offender (@TextualOffender) August 29, 2017

#MumbaiRains Hi if you are stuck on Santacruz east highway near vakola , ping here can help with basic food & water . #besafe #reachsafe

— Anand Dave (@AndyDave171) July 17, 2017

Stay safe Bombay folks. If you are stuck in Mulund-Thane region you can crash in at our office in Mulund. We have coffee, beer, and food.

— Athlos (@GoAthlos) August 29, 2017

Powai is enough I guess .People around SEEPZ,JVLR can plz come over ,any number . Am in Powai 🙂

— momthyname (@Dish_A18) August 29, 2017

Guys if anyone is stuck in fort/colaba, please feel free to come over to mine and crash #mumbairains

— Boss Baby (@penguinhowler) August 29, 2017

There is always room for people at home #Colaba #RainHosts Strand House, Colaba, Just drop me a line

— Techknowdoc (@techknowdoc) August 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/mellowsunshine/status/902451816633212928

The tweets were even compiled into a spreadsheet so that it would make it easier to find the nearest help.

If you're offering your space for people stuck in #MumbaiRains please tweet with the #RainHosts tag. Doc autoupdates https://t.co/wEnh1O4xVA

— Prolificd (@prolificd) August 29, 2017

The unstoppable city and the extended help of the citizens received an applause from the Mumbai Police.

Messages which feel like sunshine on a rainy day, like today #MumbaiRains #SaluteMumbai #rainhosts @TekiRosh @PWNeha @varungrover pic.twitter.com/lMqDB8wFWX

— मुंबई पोलीस – Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) August 29, 2017

The rains in Mumbai have been extremely heavy, possibly the worse since the infamous 26 July 2005 rains. The weather is expected to stay the same over the next 48 hours and for that reason, National Disaster Response Force teams are on stand-by for worst-case flooding. The citizens are being requested to not step out until extremely necessary as there are traffic jams, stalled local train service due to flooding in the tracks.