Mumbai Rains Live updates: Heaviest rain in a decade brings city to standstill

Soumya survives a close call as Indians take to Twitter to express their dismay:

They will still ask Kohli to pay the match fee but they wont consider the umpire fault ever. They wont be charged but a captain asking for justice is inappropriate. Brilliant @ICC You deserve respect #INDvBAN #ICCCricketWorldCup #FUCKOFFICC

— Abhi Panchal (@iamabhi1909) July 2, 2019

The Railway Protection Force and the National Disaster teams had to intervene to rescue commuters in suburban local trains stranded in the middle of stations as Central Railway services were suspended between Kurla and Thane last night around 1 am with several trains stranded at various places following heavy lashing of rains. As water receded, trains were moved slowly ahead, even as many commuters had to get down in water and walk off.

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Mumbaikar’s share the updates from Chembur.

Get all the #LiveUpdates here: https://t.co/Nv408Mbdyq #News #MumbaiRains https://t.co/RXjfR4yXXx

— mid-day (@mid_day) July 2, 2019

Due to heavy downpour in the city, many BEST buses ended up facing breakdowns as well as damages. According to reports, 58 buses came to a standstill in water and 42 of them have been removed. 152 buses faced breakdown issues and 132 have been resolved