Monsoon rains flood India's financial capital of Mumbai

8/7/2024 12:35

        Heavy rains flooded roads and railway tracks on Monday in India's financial capital of Mumbai, pushing authorities to shut some schools and colleges, while
        overflowing rivers in the northeastern state of Assam affected more than 2 million people.
        
        More than 300 mm rain lashed Mumbai in a six-hour duration till 7.00 a.m (0130 GMT), Mumbai's municipal body said, adding that more heavy showers are forecast later in the day.
        
        Morning rush-hour traffic piled up on the Eastern and Western Express highways in the city and the Central Railway said it cancelled some long-distance trains due to water on tracks.
        
        The heavy downpour in Mumbai came days after record-breaking showers in national capital Delhi, which caused a fatal airportroof-collapse.
        
        Torrential monsoon rains have also triggered floods and landslides in the northern and eastern parts of the country, as well as in neighbouring Nepal where at least 11 people were killed.