Monsoons waterlog Mumbai rail tracks

Mumbai: Water-logging on railway tracks due to heavy rains and high tide on Saturday affected movement of trains on Thane and Panvel sections of the Central Railway (CR) in Mumbai, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at various stations. Coming to the aid of passengers, the city civic body has opened relief camps at schools in south and central Mumbai where refreshments are being provided to them.

"The IMD gave a warning of extremely heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours from 1 pm on August 3. Citizens should avoid venturing around sea also at water-logged areas," the civic body said in a statement. As trains came to a halt, commuters alighted on marooned tracks amid rains and struggled through water to reach the nearest stations. Many videos of the commuters walking on the tracks were circulated on social media.

The water level on tracks rose due to high tide in the Arabian sea coupled with rains in the afternoon, which caused water to flow backwards.