India, Aug. 20 -- Heavy rain continued to pound Mumbai for the fifth consecutive day, with several areas recording over 300 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Tuesday. The relentless downpour led to rampant waterlogging, crippling public transport networks and disrupting life across the city.

While the deluge did not claim any lives on Tuesday despite several cases of tree falls, wall collapses, and short circuits being reported, an unidentified man who fell into a nullah in Damu Nagar, Kandivali, was still missing at the time of going to press. Search operations were called off in the evening after it became dark, according to the Mumbai fire brigade.

The cumulative rainfall recorded at the India Meteorological Department's (...