Heavy showers brought fast-paced Mumbai to a grinding halt on Monday evening, throwing local train services off kilter and disrupting flight operations at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Downpours with lightning and thunder hit western and eastern suburbs. Few trains were halted at Bandra for nearly 20 minutes due to multiple sparks in overhead wires. With poor visibility at the airport, a United Air (Newark-Mumbai) flight was diverted to New Delhi, said officials. The pre-monsoon showers, however, brought respite from the sultry climate that had gripped the city for the past two to three days.

Source: dna June 10, 2019 23:37 UTC