15 dead in house collapses as heavy rains pummel Mumbai
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
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Commuters wade through a waterlogged street as heavy rain continues in Mumbai (Photo: PTI)
FifteenpeoplediedinhousecollapsestriggeredbylandslidesasincessantovernightrainspoundedMumbaiandnearbyareas,withthecitywitnessingseverewaterlogging,anddisruptionoflocaltrainservicesandvehiculartraffic.
TwelvepeoplediedasacompoundwallcamecrashingdownonsomehousesafteralandslideatBharatnagarVashiNakalocalityinMumbai'sMahularea,afireofficialsaid.
Theretainingwallcollapsedat1am,hesaid.TwopeoplewereinjuredandtakentonearbyRajawadihospitalfromwheretheyhavebeendischargedafterpreliminarytreatment,headded.
ThreehutmentdwellerswerekilledasfiveshantiescollapsedafteralandslidefollowingincessantovernightrainsinMumbai'sVikhrolisuburbat2.30am,acivicofficialsaid.Twopersonswereinjuredandweresenttoanearbyhospital,headded.
ThesuburbantrainservicesonbothCentralRailwayandWesternRailwayinthefinancialcapitalweresuspendedduetowaterlogginginthetracksduetotheovernightheavydownpour,railwayofficialssaid.
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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