Heavy downpours have flooded the streets in Mumbai causing travel disruption earlier today (July 24).

Footage shows vehicles driving through flooded streets in the city centre as people walk through water up to their knees.

The rains have affected flights and train services. No injuries were reported.

Monsoon rains returned to Mumbai this morning, with the city recording more than 170 mm of rain between midnight and 7 am, according to BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation Disaster Control; the city's suburbs recorded 58.2 mm in the same period. The rain led to tracks at Sion station in north Mumbai being submerged. Central Railway has advised passengers of a 10-15 minute delay on the main line between Kurla and Sion stations.Certain bus routes have also been diverted and major roads in places like Santacruz, Goregaon, Malad, Kurla and Sion were flooded, leading to traffic jams.However, flights in and out the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport are on schedule.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall warning for Mumbai and Palghar, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts, indicating a cyclonic circulation could bring more rain over the next 48 hours.Eight people were injured after three cars collided in west Mumbai's Andheri due to low visibility.Earlier this month, record levels of rain brought large parts of Maharashtra and Mumbai to a standstill.