Mumbai: Floods Bring City to Standstill

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Heavy monsoon rains led the Mumbai authorities to declare an emergency public holiday. We have an update from our correspondent in the city. Also in the programme, the largest US oil refinery has been temporarily shut down because of floodwaters in Texas. It is owned by oil giant Royal Dutch Shell, and we hear from its chief executive, Ben van Beurden, about the impact of Tropical Storm Harvey on its operations. As President Trump travels to Missouri to sell his tax overhaul plans, we find out what local businessman Jeff Munzinger wants to see in a revised tax code. Following the acquittal in Senegal of a man prosecuted for burning a Central African Franc banknote, we hear why the currency has become controversial. Plus we have a report from Serbia on a boom of artisanal ice cream makers in the capital Belgrade. (Picture: A flooded street in Mumbai. Picture credit: Reuters.)