In Pics: Waterlogged Mumbai Battles Traffic Woes Amid Heavy Rains

Torrential rains have washed over the city for more than a week, leading to flooded streets and railway tracks.

A woman walks in the middle of a waterlogged street in Mumbai.

(Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool)

After a lengthy dry spell, Mumbaikars finally woke up to heavy rains last week.

A few hours of incessant showers left the financial capital struggling with the familiar monsoon woes of waterlogging, delayed trains, traffic jams and choked drains.

Even flights to and from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport experienced delay due to the downpour.

The Quint bring you pictures of a waterlogged Mumbai and its residents dealing with the arrival of monsoon.

Vehicles move slowly through waterlogged streets during heavy monsoon rain in Mumbai on Monday.

A municipal worker guards near an open manhole on a waterlogged street during monsoon rain in Mumbai.

A boy plays with his pet dog in a waterlogged street during monsoon rains in Mumbai.

Suburban trains chug on water-logged tracks during heavy rains, in Mumbai..

A Municipal worker cleans an open manhole on a waterlogged street following heavy monsoon rains, in Mumbai. 

Mannequins outside a clothing store are covered with plastic to protect from rains in Mumbai.

People push a car to a safer place from a waterlogged street during monsoon rains in Mumbai.

Children play at a waterlogged street during monsoon rains in Mumbai.

A woman walks with an umbrella in the rain in Mumbai.