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Chaos reigns in Mumbai as rain brings Maximum City to a halt

Mumbai, India's Maximum City, is being pounded by record rain. The heaviest rain in the city in 24 hours in almost 15 years has caused more than 20 deaths.
A car moves through a waterlogged street following heavy rains in following heavy rains in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
A car moves through a waterlogged street following heavy rains in following heavy rains in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
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A view of the waterlogged railway tracks after heavy monsoon rain at Ghatkopar in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
A view of the waterlogged railway tracks after heavy monsoon rain at Ghatkopar in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
A domestic flight that skidded off the main runway late Monday night during heavy monsoon rains is seen at the Mumbai airport. (Photo | AP)
A domestic flight that skidded off the main runway late Monday night during heavy monsoon rains is seen at the Mumbai airport. (Photo | AP)
A boy plays as a street vendor attends to a customer in a waterlogged street following heavy rains in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
A boy plays as a street vendor attends to a customer in a waterlogged street following heavy rains in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
An ambulance moves slowly as pedestrians walk through a waterlogged street after heavy monsoon rain at Ghatkopar in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
An ambulance moves slowly as pedestrians walk through a waterlogged street after heavy monsoon rain at Ghatkopar in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
A Municipal worker cleans an open manhole on a waterlogged street following heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
A Municipal worker cleans an open manhole on a waterlogged street following heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
A man clicks photos of a girl playing with a dog on a waterlogged street during heavy monsoon rain at Sion in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
A man clicks photos of a girl playing with a dog on a waterlogged street during heavy monsoon rain at Sion in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)
A man walks at the spot after heavy rainfall caused a wall to collapse onto shanties, in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
A man walks at the spot after heavy rainfall caused a wall to collapse onto shanties, in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
Policemen stand at the spot after heavy rainfall caused a wall to collapse onto shanties, in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
Policemen stand at the spot after heavy rainfall caused a wall to collapse onto shanties, in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
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