A day after nearly 800 passengers were stranded on two stalled monorail rakes amid heavy rain in Mumbai, MMRDA announced a detailed set of safety measures to prevent such incidents in the future

Heavy rains in India's financial capital Mumbai have disrupted the lives of millions of people, submerging roads and leading to flight and train cancellations. Many parts of the city remain inundated in waist-deep water, with videos showing residents swimming through waterlogged roads as garbage gushed out from clogged sewers.

Amid torrential rains in Mumbai on Tuesday (Aug 19), two overcrowded Monorail trains got stuck on elevated tracks. A total of 782 passengers were stuck, but by late night, all were safely evacuated. Over 540 passengers were rescued between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park and around 200 others were rescued  from another monorail train after it was

MMRDA has taken action to improve passenger safety on the Mumbai Monorail after a break down of the train between two stations on Tuesday

Mumbai's monorail services restarted today after two trains broke down on Tuesday evening, leaving nearly 800 passengers stranded.

Mumbai floods worsen with a red alert issued for August 20. Trains, flights hit; over 780 rescued; 6 dead, 5 missing in Maharashtra.

A power supply issue caused a monorail in Mumbai to become stranded, disrupting transport services and leading to delays across the city's network.