Heavy rainfall paralyses Mumbai - Barely a week into monsoon on

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Barely a week into monsoon on Friday, Mumbai and its surroundings were paralysed as heavy rains lashed the areas since Thursday evening, authorities said.

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The lifeline of the city - the suburban railway network - has been hit hard with water-logging on railway tracks, preventing office-goers from reaching their destinations.

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The IMD has warned of heavy rainfall in Mumbai, coastal Konkan and other parts over the next two days accompanied by strong winds touching 60 knots and very rough seas.

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While the Central Railway (CR) and Harbour Line, and Western Railway (WR) managed to start a few services for the day in the early hours, they were delayed and later suspended in the city, rail officials and the BMC Disaster Cell said.

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However, services continued on the mainland beyond Thane, Karjat-Kasara and Panvel sections of CR and beyond Vasai on WR.

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