Mumbai has witnessed a sharp decline in rainfall in the first week of August after recording heavy showers in July. Santacruz received 83.7 mm and Colaba 36.2 mm in the first week of August, compared with 853 mm and 1,017.5 mm respectively during the corresponding period in July

Nearly 1,400 flights to and from Shanghai's two main passenger airports were cancelled on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Hangzhou airport in neighbouring Zhejiang province also saw 270 inbound and outbound flights cancelled, the report said