Mosquito-borne and water-borne diseases are common during the monsoon season in Mumbai's overcrowded slums, as is flooding. So authorities usually spend the spring helping communities prepare. But this year, the pandemic is making that tough.
Indranil Mukheerjeee /AFP via Getty ImagesResidents wade in a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai on August 4, 2019.The narrow lanes inside the slum in east Mumbai where Swati Patil lives flood every year during the monsoon season of July and August.
Homes remain inundated for days and many people pile all their belongings on beds floating in the water, she says. Mosquito-borne diseases like malaria dengue as well as water-borne diseases like typhoid and leptospirosis are common. But these aren't the only obstacles.India's financial capital is in the throes of a COVID-19 crisis. With
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