Heavy rain, flooding paralyse India’s financial hub August 30, 2017 by shameen An Indian man holding an umbrella wades through a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE Indians wade through a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE Indian girls wade through flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE Vehicles drive through a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE Indians wade through a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE Indians wade through a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE An Indian boy pulls his bicycle through a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE Indians wade through a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE Indians wade through a flooded street during heavy rain showers in Mumbai on August 29, 2017. Heavy rain brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a virtual standstill on August 29, flooding streets, causing transport chaos and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Dozens of flights and local train services were cancelled as rains lashed the coastal city of nearly 20 million people. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE