Monsoon mayhem: Incessant rains continue to lash Mumbai, over 248 flights delayed

Mumbai continues to battle heavy rain that's wreaking havoc across the city. Schools and colleges are shut across the state on Tuesday (July 8), and train services are partially suspended due to flooding on tracks and stations in Mumbai and nearby areas.

Some parts of Mumbai receivedover 300 millimetres of rain in just six hours by Monday (July 8) morning.

This relentless rainfall has led to widespread water-logging, submerged roads and low-lying neighbourhoods.

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert for Mumbai for Tuesday (July 9), predicting heavy rainfall. The city is expecting heavy to very heavy rain, which could cause delays and cancellations on local train services.

Meanwhile, around 50 flights were cancelled in Mumbai on Monday (July 8) due to heavy rains, according to reports.

Floods in Northeast

Northeast India has been hit by devastating floods that have tragically claimed the lives of many people. Kaziranga National Park, a wildlife sanctuary, was submerged by the floods resulting in death of six endangered rhinos while other wildlife also drowned in the park.

More than 1.8 million people have been affected across 3,000 villages, and 72 were killed since mid-May, according to state disaster officials.

The intensity of rain and floods has increased in the recent yearsand climate change is making it worse, claimexperts.

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As the waters retreat, the impact on wildlife from the flood is also being seen, including in Kaziranga National Park.

"Floods have affected humans and animals alike," Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a statement, adding officers had been "working round the clock to aid everyone".

On Monday, Sarma posted a video on social media showing a stranded rhino calf submerged up to its chin in water, stating that he had "ordered its immediate rescue."

Notably, Kaziranga is home to two-thirds of the world's remaining one-horned rhinos, classified as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List.

The park has 2,413 rhinos, according to a 2018 count.

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Wildlife officers said six rhinos as well as deer had been killed in recent days.

(With inputs from agencies)