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Mumbai , July 28

MUMBAI slowly limped back to normal on Thursday with the weakening of torrential rain.

As the water cleared from the roads, rail lines and runways, transport services were partially restored.

The Mumbai airport, closed since Tuesday due to water logging on the runway, became operational following restoration of an alternative runway.

The first commercial flight of Indian Airlines took off for Delhi with 145 passengers on board in the afternoon.

Official death figures are pegged at over 330 with Mumbai alone accounting for 250 deaths, mainly from landslides. Saki Naka region in northeast Mumbai, had maximum number deaths due to landslides.

According to a Western Railway spokesperson, most of the long distance trains have resumed services.

While New Delhi-bound trains are running, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector continued to be disrupted.

In Raigad district, over 75 people are reported dead from landslides.

In Jui village in Raigad, where 20 houses were crushed under landslides, rescue operations have been launched on a large scale, and casualty figures are awaited.

The Nanded district, in south-east Maharashtra, has been badly hit with 21 villages inundated.

The Vishnupuri dam has crossed the danger mark; more than 12,000 people have been shifted to safer places.

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