Mumbai rains Live updates: Amit Shah praises NDRF rescue ops for Mahalaxmi Express passengers

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai, leading to traffic snarls and water-logging at several major junctions. Stay tuned for the live updates.

The Indian Air Force on July 27 launched a rescue operation to airlift more than 100 people stuck in different areas of Thane district in Maharashtra due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, an official told PTI.
He said that while at least 70 people are stranded on the terrace of a petrol pump in Badlapur town, around 65 km from Mumbai, another 45 people are stuck at a private resort in Shahad, 46 km away.
UPDATE | Rescue operation for stranded passengers of Mahalaxmi Express has been called off by all agencies. (ANI)
Savitri and Amba rivers in Mahad and Pali in Raigad district are also in spate following which traffic at Nagothane and on Khopoli-Pali road has been suspended, an official told news agency PTI.
Personnel of disaster response force and police are deployed in those areas to avoid any untoward incident, the
official added.
Mumbai-Goa highway shut for traffic due to heavy rains
Mumbai-Goa national highway in Maharashtra has been shut for traffic since Saturday morning due to flood in the Jagbudi river in coastal Ratnagiri district following heavy rains, police said.
Torrential rains since Friday night have triggered a flood-like situation in some parts of Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts. (PTI)
JUST IN | Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer on Mahalaxmi Express rescue operation: All passengers have been evacuated safely. (ANI)