Not to frighten you, but just to show...
So, I'm posting some pictures here that I sent to some of you already...about what is going on in Mumbai (and sorry for the repetition of what was already said in the last message in Estonian). These were taken (not by my humble self) on Tuesday-Wednesday last week, when 94 cm fell. Today and tomorrow more rain is expected. At least the local trains were moving when I went to see the situation in the slums today.(up) Dadar, one of the main rail junctions, the tracks under about a meter of water
The death toll in Maharashtra has risen to 1000 people now, most of whom drowned. In some areas officials are also afraid of epidemics breaking loose since there is no drinking water nor electricity, which means that people turn to desperate measures like washing their dishes in sewage... Also the carcases of drowned cattle were just lying around, garbage has not been (read: was impossible to clean) till now, I believe. 
Also about 16 died due to the stampede at Northern Mumbai: the rumours circulating about a broken damn/tsunami/tornado created a panic in Andheri, and frantic running away from the sea, where many families of Tamil Nadu origin reside. The latter was the Indian state worse hit by the tsunami in December, so obviously people didn't wait for the official warning. As if there would be one anyway - the officials did not see the floods coming either.My colleagues were telling me, that this is the worse they've seen, that it has never been so bad... And the rains are not over yet. But not to worry: I'll stay put till it clears a bit and then get the hell out of this town :)
posted by Ann @ 7:37 PM
2 Comments:
Hei Ann!
Näe polegi sulle enne kirjutanud kui nüüd, mil suur surm mööda Mumbai ligaseid tänavaid ringi ujub. Ei hakkagi küsima kuidas sul läheb, sest tundub et oled elus:) Aga tegelt mõtlesin, et oled huvitaval ajamomendil sealmail (andeksi kõik uppunud ja uppuvad ning näljased kohalikud), ma olen kogu aeg tahtnud kordki mööda linnatänavaid kroolida.
Mis sul Kashmiiris ka plaanis on? Käi ikka mägedes ära, saad lumepalli veeretada. Tegelt oleks niipalju küsida ja heietada. Oled sa ikka palju pilte teinud ja millal sa tagasi jõuad, et meie kõigi lõpmatutele ja korduvatele küsimustele vastata saad?
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Oo, tere Riho!
Ei saa jah kurta, et ajad igavad oleks!;) Ma kyll ise neid k6ige hullemaid ujutusi ei n2inud -sinna lihtsalt ei p22se ligi.
Plaane on tohutult, vaatame, mida teha saab. 6igupoolest ma p2risp2ris Kashmiri ei l2he, vaid Ladakhi. Srinagaris on kogu aeg midagi teoksil, seega Ladakh on tiba turvalisem piirkond. Ladakhis tahas natuke ringi uidata. Kuna 6iget matkavarustust ei ole (ja aega ka v2he), siis mingeid hulle matku seal tegema ei hakka.
P2rituuled peaksid tagasi mu tooma nii 15.sept kandis. Eks siis heietan ohtralt:) Ja pilte olen ka miskid filmid teinud, siinne ilmutamine on aga sulaselge saast.
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