"The total number of deaths across the state stands at 43 with 4,820 people evacuated across eight districts," an official in the state's relief and rehabilitation department said.

Half of the victims were washed away by floods while the rest were killed in house collapses or electrocuted.

The rains eased Sunday, although several parts of Mumbai were still flooded Monday. The coastal city received 243 millimetres (9.5 inches) of rain between Friday and Saturday.

The monsoon rains which sweep India from June to September regularly disrupt life and often cause flooding and casualties in the densely-populated country of 1.1 billion.

 Source : Yahoo News / Reuters