Monsoon wreaks havoc in Mumbai; flights, trains, road traffic hit

The city of Mumbai was brought to a halt after a person was electrocuted and three were killed after being struck by lightning as rain pounded the city and many parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day, disrupting normal life and hitting air, road and rail traffic.

The weather body has predicted intermittent rains in the next 48 hours in the city.

Overnight heavy spells of rain inundated at least 137 spots all over Mumbai, including Dadar, Sion, Matunga, Parel, Wadala, Mahim, Santacruz, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Malad, Dahisar and virtually halted all traffic movement, leading to huge traffic snarls since daybreak.


In view of the heavy rains in Palghar district of Maharashtra and a rail track suffering damage near Lonavala hill station in Pune, 17 long-distance trains of the Western Railway (WR) and more than 10 of the Central Railway (CR) were cancelled in the morning.