A heavy downpour in Mumbai and its adjoining areas since Tuesday night left the city battered with road and rail traffic disrupted and thus bringing the movement of people to a standstill. The sudden outburst of torrential rains not only caught surprised and it also brought up fears of the 2005 floods that had submerged large parts of the city.

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Flooding on railway tracks between Kurla and Sion in Mumbai. Heavy downpour on Tuesday night led to waterlogging in several areas of Mumbai. Train services on Central Railway got disrupted on Wednesday morning.

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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai as 'intense rainfall is expected over the next 24 hours'. As per the weather agency, till 8 am, Wednesday, the Colaba observatory recorded over 14.78 cm rain while in the suburbs, the Santacruz observatory recorded over 28.64 cm rain from 8 pm on Tuesday. Overall, the city recorded an average of 36.03 cm of rainfall.