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Mumbai: Heavy rain coinciding with high tide threw life in Mumbai out of gear with low-lying areas getting flooded across the city. Road and rail traffic were also affected due to heavy water-logging. “We have advised people against venturing out unless absolutely necessary. Relief and rescue personnel are on standby,” said an official of the Maharashtra Government’s disaster management cell late afternoon.The weather department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain over the next 72 hours. Apart from Mumbai, Konkan and Marathwada will receive very heavy rain, they say.Train services on both Central and Western railways were affected as most trains ran late by 30 minutes. The Harbour line on the Central Railway was the worst hit with several trains being suspended for the day.The police said roads in different parts of the city were closed to traffic because of flooding. High tides at 12.43 pm forced the civic authorities to shut drainage pipes that carry storm water into the sea.