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Old video of Gateway of India flooding goes viral linking to the recent rain

While the city is witnessing heavy rains, the viral video is from May 2021, when Cyclone Tauktae hit Maharashtra.

As terrifying monsoonal rains ravaged the northern expanses of our country especially in Mumbai, the rainfall has reached the high level in a short span of time. Now linking to this, a video of Gateway of India in Mumbai getting flooded has been making rounds on social media. The video shows powerful waves crashing against the iconic monument and the area around it completely submerged in water.

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Fact Check- 

By performing a reverse image search on Google, the results led us to a tweet of ABC News. It was accompanied by the information that “Mumbai’s waterfront and the landmark Gateway of India, were inundated, as Cyclone Tauktae moved up India’s west coast. The cyclone had wind speeds of up to 100 mph, according to officials”. Which you can see below.

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Also, various media outlets like News 18, Indiatoday.in , IndianExpress.com, published a detailed report with the same video at that time. As per the reports, the incident is from when Cyclone Tauktae hit Maharashtra in May 2021. 

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Upon further search, we found the same video shared by CNN-News18 with the same information. Which you can see below.

Conclusion- 

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. While the city is witnessing heavy rains, the viral video is from May 2021, when Cyclone Tauktae hit Maharashtra.

Title:Old video of Gateway of India flooding goes viral linking to the recent rain

Written By: Usha Manoj

Result: Misleading

Usha Manoj

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