Lashing rains swamped India's financial capital, Mumbai, as the annual monsoon arrived nearly two weeks earlier than usual, according to weather forecasters
People walk along the railway tracks after several trains were cancelled and delayed in Mumbai
The early arrival of the southwest monsoon and intense rainfall in a short span led to the inundation of low-lying areas in Mumbai, disrupting roads in the city. Areas in South Mumbai saw particularly heavy rainfall, with Nariman Point receiving 252 mm in 12 hours, the BMC headquarters recording 216 mm, and the Colaba pumping station logging 207 mm
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