Caught On Cam: Mumbai Rains Flood KEM Hospital, Attendants Sit In Ankle-Deep Water
Hospital workers were seen clearing water and shifting equipment as a precaution. The flooding disrupted ongoing treatment routines and posed hygiene risks.
Mumbai Rains: Heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Sunday triggered severe waterlogging at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, with floodwaters entering the ground floor, including the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The incident raised immediate concerns over patient safety and operational continuity in one of the city's busiest public hospitals.
Water seeped into critical care areas, prompting emergency responses from hospital staff. Sources reported major inconvenience for patients, attendants, and medical personnel, particularly in the PICU, which houses vulnerable children requiring intensive monitoring.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Heavy rain in Mumbai led to severe waterlogging at KEM Hospital, with water entering the ground floor. The affected area includes the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), causing major inconvenience and concern for patients and hospital staff. pic.twitter.com/6Ok2WTWbQd
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Hospital workers were seen clearing water and shifting equipment as a precaution. The flooding disrupted ongoing treatment routines and posed hygiene risks, according to initial assessments.
Authorities are monitoring the situation closely and working to restore normalcy. The incident has again highlighted Mumbai's vulnerability to urban flooding, especially its impact on healthcare infrastructure.
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The highest rain was recorded at Nariman Point Fire Station (104 mm) in the southern tip of the city, followed by A Ward Office (86 mm), Colaba pumping station (83 mm), and Municipal Head Office (80 mm) between 9 am and 10 am.
Train services on Harbour line were affected due to waterlogging on the tracks at Masjid station, CR officials said.
Services on the main line's slow corridor were running normally, though the fast corridor witnessed a few signal and track changing point failures, CR Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Nila said.
"Heavy waterlogging was also reported in the CSMT yard, affecting Up Through lines and sidings 308, 331, 347, and 231, disrupting train movements to and from platforms 5, 6, 7, 10 to 18," he informed.
A few hours of incessant rainfall also caused waterlogging in several low-lying areas of the country's financial capital.
Amid the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) warnings about thunderstorms and gusty winds, an intense spell of rain lashed parts of Mumbai, especially the island city, for a couple of hours.
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