Heavy rains disrupt traffic, trains and schools in Mumbai

Weather officials warned that heavy rainfall was expected for the next four days, in a statement on the website of the meteorological bureau."Heavy rains forecast, everyone is advised to stay safe," Vinod Tawde, the education minister of the western state of Maharashtra said in a message on Twitter."Precautionary holiday declared for schools and colleges in the Mumbai metropolitan region, for the safety of the students due to the heavy rainfall," he added.Flooded railway tracks delayed a dozen long-distance trains, while suburban trains, a lifeline for the city's population of about 18 million, were also hit, railway officials said.