Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:22am on 20 Aug 2025,Wednesday India
On August 19, 2025, a Mumbai monorail train became stranded mid-journey between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park in pouring rain. With power and air conditioning gone, over 580 commuters, including senior citizens and children, resorted to using phone flashlights and napkins to fan themselves amid rising heat and suffocation. Rescuers deployed snorkel lifts and broke window panes to evacuate them in a 3½-hour operation. Simultaneously, a second overcrowded monorail also stalled, bringing the total number rescued to approximately 782—spotlighting urgent concerns over transit safety and crowd control during extreme weather.
