At least seven people have been electrocuted after coming in contact with live wires in flooded localities. “With just one night’s rain, Kolkata-Salt Lake is submerged! The city is flooded, residents are in distress, and office commuters face extreme hardship. Following overnight heavy rain, which crippled the city, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim appealed to people not to venture out of their homes for the day. Due to incessant rain, electricity and Internet services were disrupted in a large part of Kolkata and its suburbs.