At a Glance

• The Mahalaxmi Express train got stuck due to flooding of the tracks.
• The National Disaster Response Force and the navy earlier launched a rescue operation.
• The first group of 150 passengers was rescued after the train had been stranded for nine hours.

Some 700 passengers were safely evacuated from a train in India Saturday after it became stuck in monsoon floodwaters between two stations near Mumbai, the country's home minister said.

A statement by India's disaster management office in Maharashtra state said the Mahalaxmi Express train got stuck due to flooding of the tracks. The train was carrying about 700 passengers.

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Twitter that all 700 passengers had been rescued safely.

This handout photo provided by National Disaster Response Force shows passengers of the stranded Mahalaxmi Express train on a rescue boat in floodwaters in Badlapur, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, Saturday, July 27, 2019. (National Disaster Response Force via AP)

The National Disaster Response Force and the navy earlier launched a rescue operation after authorities warned passengers not to move. The first group of 150 passengers was rescued after the train had been stranded for nine hours in the area, which is about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Mumbai.

The train had departed from Mumbai around 8:15 p.m. Friday before it got stuck at 3 a.m. Saturday.

The Press Trust of India agency said all of the passengers were safe.