Torrential rain lashed India’s financial capital Mumbai, triggering floods and killing at least four people as well as paralysing the city and forcing schools to close yesterday.
Some parts of Mumbai recorded around 275mm of rain on Wednesday evening, which crippled road traffic and delayed the trains millions of city residents use every day.
Four people died from rain-related incidents, officials said.
With more rain expected, authorities issued a citywide red alert, and urged residents to stay home.
Schools and colleges were shut and fishermen were asked to stay away onshore until today.
Drone footage posted on social media showed snarled highways clogged with cars – some with their drivers still inside, others abandoned by frustrated drivers. Hundreds of thousands of commuters spent hours on the road.
India’s monsoon rains started retreating from the north-west of the country earlier this week, nearly a week later than normal, the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement. — Reuters
