Heavy rain disrupts traffic, floods roads in Mumbai
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People crossing flooded railway tracks during heavy rain in Mumbai on Aug 16.
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MUMBAI – Incessant heavy rain lashed India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Aug 18, disrupting flights, flooding roads and prompting shutdowns of schools.
Some parts of Mumbai recorded more than 140mm of rain from the morning of Aug 18, the weather department said, causing traffic snarls as cars stalled on inundated roads.
Three people were injured when the staircase of a two-storey building collapsed in a southern district of the city late on the night of Aug 17.
The weather department warned of heavy rain on Aug 18 and 19, issuing a red alert for Mumbai and surrounding areas, and residents were advised to stay home.
At least nine incoming flights into Mumbai aborted landing, news website NDTV said. It was not immediately clear whether the flights had been diverted elsewhere.
Torrential rain has killed dozens of people and deluged villages in India's Himalaya mountains over the last two weeks. REUTERS
