Heavy rains likely in Mumbai, schools shut

Amid heavy rain that has disrupted normal life here, with people posting pictures and videos on the citys flooded roads, a video has gone viral showing a Jaguar is stranded in a flooded underpass at Airoli in Navi Mumbai, but an Indian-made SUV Bolero zips past despite the flooding and gets to the other side of the road without any incident.

Mumbai, Heavy rains have been forecast for Mumbai, Thane and other parts of the Konkan, officials said here on Thursday.

As a precautionery measure Education Minister Ashish Shelar declared a holiday for all schools and junior colleges in Mumbai and surroundings.

In an early morning tweet, he said district collectors elsewhere can take a call depending on the local situation.

Mumbai and the coastal Konkan districts have been lashed by a fresh spell of rain since the past three days and the India Meteorological Department has predicted a wet week for the region.

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