Rainfall intensity is expected to ease from Thursday, with the current orange alert remaining in place today. Gradual reduction in showers forecasted.

Heavy rains in India's financial capital Mumbai have disrupted the lives of millions of people, submerging roads and leading to flight and train cancellations. Many parts of the city remain inundated in waist-deep water, with videos showing residents swimming through waterlogged roads as garbage gushed out from clogged sewers.