Mumbai is underwater again, throwing the life of the commercial capital as the rain continued to pound for third consecutive days.

Two on-duty Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) staffers died on Wednesday after falling in rainwater during heavy downpour at Goregaon in western suburbs, an official said.

Both the employees, who apparently drowned, were rushed to a hospital, where they were declared dead, he said.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a 24-year-old man fell in the Mithi river and drowned during heavy rain on Wednesday at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in western suburbs, police said.

Meanwhile, the schools and junior colleges have been declared closed today even as Rain have continued but shown sign of improvement.