Mumbai: Heavy rain paralyses life in India's financial capital

Nearly 600 people were rescued from a stalled monorail system and 350 others have been shifted to shelters.

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Many parts of the city remain inundated in waist-deep water, with videos showing residents swimming through waterlogged roads as garbage gushed out from clogged sewers.

Authorities on Tuesday rescued 600 people who got stuck on an overcrowded monorail system that stopped mid-journey. At least 23 had to be treated for suffocation, officials have said.

Monsoon rains are common in Maharashtra state - where Mumbai is located - around this time of the year.

But the region is experiencing particularly heavy rainfall this time. At least 21 people have died in rain-related accidents across the state this week.