Two to ​three multi-storey houses in a slum collapsed in ​the Mankhurd area of Mumbai, which left five ⁠young children and one woman dead, civic authorities ​said.

Rains also triggered landslides on the expressway connecting Mumbai with ​Pune, forcing its closure and disrupting traffic between the two cities.

Television images showed broken slabs of construction rubble on the road, while ​rainwater fell from the roof of a tunnel.

Besides ​road transport, flights were disrupted and long-distance train services, including those running ‌between Mumbai and Pune, were also cancelled.

Local media showed residents trudging through waterlogged lanes, as schools and colleges were shut for Monday.

Heavy rains have also led trees to ​collapse on Mumbai ​roads, killing ⁠at least three people since late last month, local media say.

The city, the financial ​capital of India, received more than 100mm ⁠of rainfall, with some regions receiving as much as 161mm of rain.

India’s weather office has predicted “a spell of ⁠very light ​to light” rain for Monday ​at many places in the national capital region.