Heaviest Rainfall in 12 Years Paralyzes Indian Financial Hub
- Commuter train networks affected and flights delayed by rains
- Mumbai expected to receive heavy rainfall in next 24 hours
A flooded street in Mumbai on Aug. 29, 2017.
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Mumbai’s heaviest rainfall since 2005 paralyzed the metropolis as transport ground to a halt and trading in bond and stock markets were affected.
The city, home to the central bank and the nation’s two stock exchanges, recorded 29.8 centimeters of rain at the Santacruz weather center in nine hours to 5:30 p.m. local time, shutting the suburban train network, which carries 8 million people every day. Most arterial roads were gridlocked. Mumbai is expected to receive ”heavy to very heavy” rainfall in next 24 hours, the weather office said.