Mumbai: Torrential rain accompanied by strong winds pummelled Mumbai on Tuesday, disrupting rail, road and air services, uprooting trees, swamping homes, and bringing the megapolis to its knees.


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People's woes were compounded by the high tide that prevented natural drainage of water into the sea.


Thousands of vehicles were stranded on arterial roads in Lower Parel, Dadar, Kurla, Andheri, Khar West, Ghatkopar, Sion and Hindmata areas that were under knee to waist deep water for several hours, many having broken down.


Amidst the chaos, there were many good samaritans who reached out to those in distress.


The hashtag #rainhosts started trending on micro- blogging site Twitter and there were scores of others using platforms like Facebook offering assistance.


South Mumbai resident Mehul Ved began putting together a spreadsheet of those offering help at 1:45 pm and had over 2,000 entries by 8:25 pm, along with addresses and other details.




Following are some of those who offered to help on Twitter.











The Mumbai Police appreciated those offering help and tweeted about some of them.