03 Jul, 17:32 (IST)

The twitter handle of Mumbai Police on Wednesday shared a video of police official saving a street dog from drowning. "Man’s best friend, found its best friend in PC Prakash Pawar too. #FriendsIndeed," Mumbai Police tweeted.

03 Jul, 16:24 (IST)

More than 30 people have died in Mumbai in various incidents due to incessant rains as the city limbed back to normalcy on Wednesday. This includes the death of 26 people after a wall collapsed in Malad East on Tuesday morning and deaths due to electrocution, among other cases.

03 Jul, 15:33 (IST)

A buffalo was rescued after being trapped in a drain in Mumbai's Kandivali West area in the wee hours of Wednesday.

03 Jul, 12:02 (IST)

Central Railway has rescheduled some long-distance trains for today. Here's the list of rescheduled trains:

03 Jul, 11:52 (IST)

The death toll in the wall collapse incident in Malad East has gone up to 24. Rescue operations are underway.

03 Jul, 11:25 (IST)

Central Railway PRO: Arranged extra trains from Dombivli, Thane to clear the extra rush. We are also running special trains apart from Sunday schedule.

03 Jul, 10:21 (IST)

Mumbai is limping back to normalcy this morning as there have been fewer spells of rain over the past 24 hours. The IMD has, however, predicted that the rains may return this afternoon.

03 Jul, 10:09 (IST)

The main runway of the Mumbai airport remains closed a day after a SpiceJet plane veered off the runway. At least 203 flights have been cancelled so far since Monday night.

03 Jul, 09:19 (IST)

Weather Forecast by IMD at 8:00 predicts intermittent rains and showers with isolated heavy falls likely in city and suburbs.

03 Jul, 08:41 (IST)

WR suburban services are running without disruption. AC local will run today as per its schedule.

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Mumbai, July 3: Continuous downpour over the last couple of days brought life to a standstill in the financial city and its suburbs, as well as towns in adjoining Raigad, Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra. Though the heavy rains gave a small relief to the people on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, heavy rains are likely to resume in the afternoon.

According to the Skymet Weather and Indian Meteorological Department, the incessant rains will resume back to its normal from afternoon onwards and most likely to continue till July 5. Local trains in Mumbai are currently plying almost normal and are only 10-15 minutes late. Mumbai Rains News Updates, Traffic And Local Train Status Today, July 2, 2019: Record Downpour Brings City to Standstill, Very Heavy Rain Forecast Between July 3-5

Earlier in the last four days, Mumbai has recorded a whopping 777 mm of rains, with Santa Cruz observatory has recorded 375 mm of rains. This is considered to be the highest downpour in a decade since 2005. Met department had also cautioned the Mumbaikars to be alert and take precautionary steps as close to 200mm or more rain per day is likely between July 3 and 5.

Apart from Mumbai, heavy to very heavy rains are likely to take place in Vidharbha and parts of Marathwada and North Maharashtra. Emergency services have been kept on alert and BMC has asked its employers to make adequate arrangements.