India, Aug. 20 -- Residents of Kurla (West), especially those living in close proximity to the Mithi River, are struck by an intuitive fear every monsoon driven by memories of July 26, 2005, when Mumbai received 944 mm of rainfall in 24 hours causing unprecedented flooding. While not limited to Kurla at the time, Mithi's overflow, in high tide, played a big role in the havoc.

Although not reminiscent of the devastation two decades ago, flood-weary residents of this neighbourhood plunged into a crisis nevertheless on Tuesday at 9:30 am as the water level in Mithi rose to 3.9 metres, close to the 'danger mark' of 4 meters. It prompted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), assisted by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personne...