Life in Mumbai was overtuned in the matter of 24 hours.

Man and machine find their way through the flooded streets in Mumbai after rain lashed the city on Sunday (PTI Photo).

Railway tracks at Sion railway station are under water after heavy rain in Mumbai on Sunday,31st July 2005 (PTI Photo).

Torrential rains have disrupted life in Mumbai and has brought everything to a standstill in a city,which is forever on the move.

Extended suburbs of Mumbai -- like Kalyan, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Mumbra and Badlapur -- from where lakhs travel to the city daily for work, are also badly hit.

Thane has registered heavy rainfall over the last few days, causing the flooding of rivers and creeks. Badlapur, which has the Barvi dam, is worst affected. The ground floors of most houses here are still submerged and people have had to be carried out of their homes in lifeboats. The area is cut off. There is no electricity, telephones lines are jammed and railway tracks are flooded.

The scariest outcome of Terrible Tuesday has been the collapse of National park's boundary walls -- both adjoining the main road and the Raheja Estate residential complex.

Mumbai had barely begun its trek to normalcy when a fresh bout of rain on July 31 made things worse. This time, however, the government seemed to be more prepared, advising people to stay indoors and declaring holidays for schools and colleges.

Commuters wade through flooded street after heavy rain lashed the city on Sunday. ( PTI PHOTO )

July 26 almost washed away Mumbai. Despite it being an island city, no one had ever seen so much water. The destruction caused was unprecedented. Eight days have passed, but the city has yet to regain the pace for which it is known.