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Fifteen people died in house collapses triggered by landslides as incessant overnight rains pounded Mumbai and nearby areas, with the city witnessing severe water logging, disruption of local trains
 "15 dead in house collapses as heavy rains pummel Mumbai")
FifteenpeoplediedinhousecollapsestriggeredbylandslidesasincessantovernightrainspoundedMumbaiandnearbyareas,withthecitywitnessingseverewaterlogging,anddisruptionoflocaltrainservicesandvehiculartraffic.
TwelvepeoplediedasacompoundwallcamecrashingdownonsomehousesafteralandslideatBharatnagarVashiNakalocalityinMumbai'sMahularea,afireofficialsaid.
Theretainingwallcollapsedat1am,hesaid.TwopeoplewereinjuredandtakentonearbyRajawadihospitalfromwheretheyhavebeendischargedafterpreliminarytreatment,headded.
ThreehutmentdwellerswerekilledasfiveshantiescollapsedafteralandslidefollowingincessantovernightrainsinMumbai'sVikhrolisuburbat2.30am,acivicofficialsaid.Twopersonswereinjuredandweresenttoanearbyhospital,headded.
ThesuburbantrainservicesonbothCentralRailwayandWesternRailwayinthefinancialcapitalweresuspendedduetowaterlogginginthetracksduetotheovernightheavydownpour,railwayofficialssaid.
TherainfuryremindedsomeMumbaikarsofthethe24-hourrainfallfigureof944mmonJuly26,2005.
TheIndiaMeteorologicalDepartment(IMD)hasissuedaredalertforMumbaiinthebackdropofheavyrains,aBMCofficialsaid.
AlertsbytheIMDarecolour-codedfromgreentored.A'green'alertstandsfor'nowarning':noactionneedstobetakenbytheauthorities,andtheforecastisoflighttomoderaterain.A'red'alertstandsfor"warning",andasksauthoritiesto"takeaction".Anorange'alertindicatesthattheauthoritiesareexpectedtobeprepared.
AsuddenchangeinclimaticconditionsledtoMumbaiwitnessingover100mmrainfallinsixhours,theIMDsaidinanearlymorningbulletin.Italsochangedtherainsforecastforthecityfromorangetoredalert.
TheIMDsaidthattill6.30amonSunday,Mumbaiandadjoiningareasreceivedover120mmrainfallinpreceding12hours.
Mumbaiwouldreceiveheavytoveryheavyrainfallatafewplaceswithextremelyheavyrainfallatisolatedplaces,theIMDsaid.
Extremelyheavyrainfallmeansprecipitationofmorethan204.5mmin24hours,whileheavyrainfallrangesbetween115.6mmto204.4mmrainfall,aspertheIMD.
Thebulletinissuedat3amsaidIMDrecorded213mmrainfallatSantacruz,197.5mmatBandraand174mmatColabainthecity.
Followingtheheayrains,WesternRailwayannouncedsuspensionofsuburbanservicesduetowaterloggingat"multiplelocations."
"@WesternRlyCurrentlyNolocaltrainservicesarerunninginbothUPandDNdirectiontillfurthernoticeduetowaterloggingatmultiplelocations,"divisionalrailwaymanagerofWesternRailway'sMumbaidivisiontweeted.
CentralRailwaysaidthatduetowaterloggingintracksatDadar,Parel,Matunga,Kurla,Sion,Bhandupandotherlocations,trainservicesonmainlineweresuspendedbetweenCSMTandThane.
"CSMTtoVashiservices,includingBandra/Goregaonsuburbanservices,arealsonotworking,"saidShivajiSutar,chiefspokespersonofCentralRailway.
SeverallongdistancetrainsonbothCentralrailwayandWesternRailwaywereaffectedduetothefloodedtracks.
Beforethepandemic,bothCentralRailwayandWesternRailwayusedtoferryover75lakhcommutersdailyontheirover3000suburbanservices.Thesuburbanservicesduringthepandemicarerestrictedtoemergencyservicesstaffandgovernmentemployees.
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First Published: Jul 18 2021 | 9:25 AM IST
