Downpour in Mumbai, north receives scattered rains

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday as the monsoon remained vigorous over the western region, while there were scattered rains in the north, where three children died in a rain-related incident in Uttar Pradesh.

The national capital, however, saw a hot and humid day, with the mercury settling at 36.7 degrees Celsius -- a notch above normal.

The weatherman has predicted partly cloudy day on Tuesday with possibility of light rains towards the afternoon.

Heavy rains made a reappearance in Mumbai after a hiatus, affecting road and rail traffic and briefly disrupting operations at the city airport.

Office-goers braved torrential downpour in many parts of the metropolis to reach their places of work.

The suburbs received around 20 mm rainfall in just three hours starting 8.30 am, an IMD official here said.

This caused water-logging on rail tracks at Ghatkopar, Kanjurmarg, Sion and other stations due to which local trains on the Central Line were running slow.

Mumbai airport operations were .