BBC NEWS | South Asia | Mumbai's looming ecological disaster
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Mumbai's looming ecological disaster: "If Mumbai's unprecedented rainfall is an early warning of global warming and rising sea levels, the city will 'become an island again, be it with rain water or sea water'.
In the next 50 years, the storm drains that carry rainwater out of Mumbai could be bringing sea water in, even at low tide, Mr Goenka prophesies.
'People should be moving out of Mumbai, not moving in,' he says.
'This city is a sinking ship.' "
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