Heavy rains lashed India's financial capital Mumbai today, causing flooding and killing at least four people. The floods paralyzed the city, and educational institutions were closed, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
Some parts of Mumbai received about 27.5 centimeters of rain last night, causing severe disruption to the transport system used by millions of people on a daily basis.
According to the authorities, four people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents.
With more rain forecast, authorities issued a code red for the entire city and urged residents to stay indoors. Schools were closed and fishermen were warned not to enter the sea until tomorrow.
Features posted on social media taken by a drone show traffic jams on highways packed with cars – some of them abandoned on the road. Hundreds of thousands of passengers spent hours stranded on the roads.
Monsoon rains began to recede in northwestern India earlier this week, but nearly a week later than usual, India's state meteorological agency said.
Monsoons usually last from June to about September 17, but this year the rains continued, helping to fill the reservoirs. However, crop damage was reported in some states.
Heavy rainfall is also expected in some parts of the southern state of Telangana tomorrow, the weather agency said.