India, Aug. 19 -- Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, including Pune, have been receiving heavy rain over the past couple of days, resulting in several deaths and bringing life almost to a standstill with roads, subways and rail tracks heavily waterlogged along with flight operations getting hit.

Mumbai, the financial capital, has seen suspension of its lifeline - local trains - while schools, colleges as well as government offices were declared shut amid the pounding rainfall on Tuesday for which the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a red alert. Follow Mumbai rain latest updates

IMD announced a red alert for Pune district as well on Tuesday.

According to meteorologists, the torrential rains were triggered by a low-p...