Mumbai rains: No respite from downpour in next 48 hours

The suburban train network crippled as India’s financial capital, Mumbai, came to a standstill on Friday as unprecedented heavy torrential rain, measuring close to 300 mm over 24 hours, paralysed the city’s transport and telecommunication services, leaving two dead and thousands of people marooned and disrupting business.Mumbai received the heaviest rainfall in the month of June since 2005 Following Meteorological Department's predictions of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours, Maharashtra government today announced that all schools and colleges will remain closed on Saturday in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district. the Indian Navy is ready to render assistance required to tackle the situation.