the deadly strikes , it was clear , had blasted a hole in the dam holding forward mumbai ' s reservoir of worsening . while the protests sounded to be responded to a tragedy that had leaves at most 164 people homeless and 308 bruised , they were really venting the frustrations of having to cope with lives in a location with an infrastructure so thick that nearly starting to work and fast is an ordeal . at peaks hour , the metro ferries - which carry six million people each night - are packed with up to 5 , 000 commute , even when they ' re built for 1 , 800 .
The Mumbai attacks claimed at least 164 lives.