India, July 7 -- Local communities, rail passenger organisations, gurudwaras and NGOs came to the aid of stranded passengers on long-distance trains, providing food, water, tea and snacks, as relentless overnight rains triggered landslides in the Bhor Ghat and severe water-logging in Palghar district.

The 60-km-long Virar-Dahanu stretch on Western Railway (WR) has multiple long-distance trains running on it. The rains led to these being bunched up at stations such as Borivali, Vasai, Palghar, Dahanu, Surat and Gholvad. Several long-distance trains on the Central Railway (CR), meanwhile, were cancelled and diverted.

Groups of do-gooders made their way to the stations in the pouring rain. "In the morning, we got a call to provide food to ...