Photo Story: Over 1,000 train passengers rescued near Mumbai
A handout photo made available by the Indian Navy shows the Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express train stranded, surrounded by rain water near Vangani, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India
Indian authorities have rescued 1,050 people from the train after it became trapped by flooding near Mumbai.
Helicopters, boats and diving teams were deployed by the Indian authorities after the Mahalaxmi Express was stranded on Friday night close to the town of Vangani.
Passengers said they were ordered to stay onboard but had had no food or water for 15 hours.
Weeks of monsoon flooding in south Asia has killed over 600 people.
