Heavy India rains kills dozens, havoc in Mumbai

Monsoon rains have caused wall collapses that killed more than 25 people in India as a second day of bad weather disrupted rail and air traffic in Mumbai, prompting officials to shut schools and offices.

Heavy rain brought a wall crashing down on shanties built on a hill slope in Malad, a western suburb of Mumbai, a fire brigade official said, killing 18 people. More than two dozen people were rescued.Rescuers of the National Disaster Response Force stand at the spot after heavy rainfall caused a wall to collapse onto shanties, in Mumbai, India.In the nearby western city of Pune, six people were killed in a wall collapse on Tuesday, after a similar incident on Saturday killed 15.

More than 300mm of rain fell over 24 hours in some areas of Mumbai, flooding streets and railway tracks, forcing the suspension of some suburban train services, which millions of commuters ride to work each day.About 1,000 people stranded in low-lying areas of the city were rescued after a swollen river began to overflow, municipal authorities said.

Financial markets were open on Tuesday, though trading volumes were expected to be lower than normal.

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