Heavy rainfall continued to batter Mumbai on Monday, flooding low-lying areas and disrupting road and suburban rail traffic. The IMD retained an Orange Alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rain across the city with extremely heavy showers at isolated locations over the next 24 hours.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) later issued a Red Nowcast Warning for Mumbai and nearby districts, cautioning residents about intense spells of rain accompanied by strong winds of 50 to 60 kmph over the next three hours. Citizens were advised to avoid unnecessary travel and remain indoors during severe weather activity.
The continuing downpour also triggered tragic incidents across the city. In Mankhurd, six people, including five children, lost their lives after a portion of a chawl collapsed on Sunday night amid heavy rainfall. The incident took place around 8.30 pm at Chawl No. 5 in Janta Nagar, behind Hanuman Mandir in Mankhurd, where two to three hutments of a ground-plus-three structure collapsed.
According to officials, seven people were trapped under the debris. Five victims were rushed to Shatabdi Hospital and were declared dead on arrival, while two others were taken to Rajawadi Hospital, where one person succumbed to injuries and another remains in stable condition. The deceased were identified as Aliya (7), Muskan (14), Nihal (6), Nabiya (2), Soni (32) and Munaf (7).
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