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Kolkata Men Go Fishing With Nets on Flooded Street Amid Heavy Rain - WATCH
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Kolkata Men Go Fishing With Nets on Flooded Street Amid Heavy Rain - WATCHKolkata’s relentless downpour has created surreal scenes across the city, and one incident on Camac Street has caught widespread attention.
With roads completely submerged due to waterlogging caused by over 300mm of rainfall in just five hours, men were seen taking fishing rods and attempting to catch fish in the flooded streets near Circus Avenue.
The unusual spectacle comes as the city grapples with severe waterlogging, high tides, and disrupted metro, train, and traffic services.While Mayor Firhad Hakim has been monitoring the situation from the control room, he noted that this level of rainfall was unprecedented in Kolkata.
Some locals have taken the floods lightly, turning the crisis into an unusual opportunity, though authorities continue to focus on safety, relief, and restoration of normalcy.
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