“Rain is expected to remain intense even today,” city authorities tweeted. “We request you to stay indoors unless there’s an emergency.”Financial markets were open but hampered by poor infrastructure. As weather officials forecast intermittent heavy showers and isolated extremely heavy rainfall, authorities called a holiday for government offices and educational institutions. As weather officials forecast intermittent heavy showers and isolated extremely heavy rainfall, authorities called a holiday for government offices and educational institutions. The main runway at Mumbai airport, India’s second biggest, was closed from midnight after a SpiceJet flight overshot the runway while landing, an airport spokesperson said.

Source: The Telegraph July 03, 2019 01:16 UTC