Mumbai residents were forced to wade through waist-high floodwater as the heaviest rainfall since 2005 was dumped on the city.

Footage from August 4 shows locals attempting to cross roads completely submerged by the historic rain.

According to reports, Mumbai suffered its heaviest rainfall since 2005 causing the city's trains to stop running.

There is extensive waterlogging in the city and floodwaters have entered houses in Kandivali and other low-lying areas.

Heavy rain overnight and this morning battered several parts of Mumbai, leading to flooding and travel chaos. This is the heaviest spell of rain in the financial capital since 2005.The local trains, a lifeline for Mumbai's 20 million residents, have been stopped in the city and all offices, except emergency services are closed. Mumbai and a few neighbouring district are on red alert for "extremely heavy rainfall" today and tomorrow.

Several areas are waterlogged in the city, hampering the movement of people.People have been advised to avoid leaving their homes.

There is extensive waterlogging in the city and floodwaters have entered houses in Kandivali and other low-lying areas today. 26 places have reported flooding.