Mumbai is receiving record-breaking rainfall which has left many parts of the financial capital waterlogged.
With flooded roads, traffic jams, hit at suburban train network, India's maximum city Mumbai is experiencing intense spells of rain which has completely stalled normal life in the financial capital of the country.
Mumbai is receiving record-breaking rainfall which has left many parts of the financial capital waterlogged.
Due to incessant rains, the death toll in a wall collapse in Mumbai's Malad East area has mounted to 21. Meanwhile, 14 died have died in rest of Maharashtra in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours, officials said.
Heavy rains lashing Mumbai since Sunday threw rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights cancelled.
With IMD forecast of heavy rains for today, the authorities had declared a holiday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses.
Altogether 54 flights were diverted and 52 cancelled at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport due to inclement weather.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the BMC Disaster Management control room and took stock of the situation in Mumbai with civic officials.
Fadnavis reviewed issues like railway traffic, road traffic movement, and areas where more focus and assistance is required, with BMC and Mumbai Police officials.
"As a precautionary measure and as per IMD advisory on heavy rains, we declared holiday for today," Fadnavis said. "We need to remain alert for the next two days," he added.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
1. Car gets damaged after a tree falls on it in Navi Mumbai
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Navi Mumbai: Bystanders look at the damage after a tree fell on a car following heavy rain in Sector-15 of Vashi, Monday. (Photo: PTI)
2. Waterlogged street during heavy rainfall
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Commuters wade through a waterlogged street during heavy monsoon rain at Ghatkopar, in Mumbai on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
3. Rescue operation in Mumbai's Malad after a wall collapsed
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A rescue team member with a sniffer dog searches for people trapped under the debris of a compound wall that collapsed during heavy rain, in Pimpripada of Malad East, Mumbai.
21 people were killed and 78 injured in a wall collapse incident. (Photo: PTI)
4. Rescue work underway after a wall collapsed on shanties in Mumbai's Malad
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People look on as rescue workers search for survivors after a wall collapsed on shanties due to heavy rains in Mumbai's Malad. (Photo: Reuters)
5. People look at debris after a wall collapsed in Mumbai's Malad
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People stand among the debris after a wall collapsed on shanties due to heavy rains in Mumbai. (Photo: Reuters)
6. CM Fadnavis visits BMC control room to review rainfall situation
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7. SpiceJet plane overshoots runway at Mumbai airport
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A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 airplane is seen after it overshot the runway while landing due to heavy rains at Mumbai airport. (Photo: Reuters)
8. Ambulance moves slowly through a waterlogged road in Mumbai
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An ambulance moves slowly as pedestrians walk through a waterlogged street after heavy monsoon rain at Ghatkopar, in Mumbai on Tuesday (July 2). (Photo: PTI)
9. Man wades through a waterlogged street in Mumbai
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A man wades through a waterlogged street during heavy monsoon rain at Sion in Mumbai, Tuesday, July 2. (Photo: PTI)
10. Flights got cancelled due to heavy rains in Mumbai
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11. Commuters struggle to wade through waterlogged street
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Commuters wade through a waterlogged street during heavy monsoon rain at Ghatkopar, in Mumbai, Tuesday, July 2. (Photo: PTI)
12. People walk on waterlogged railway tracks in Mumbai
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People walk on the waterlogged railway tracks during heavy monsoon rain at Tilak Nagar station in Mumbai, Tuesday, July 2. (Photo: PTI)
13. Tree falls due to heavy monsoon rain in Mumbai
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A fire brigade official cuts a tree which fell due to heavy monsoon rain, at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Tuesday, July 2. (Photo: PTI)
14. 18 people die in wall collapse in Mumbai’s Malad
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15. Residents walk along a waterlogged street in Mumbai
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Residents walk along a waterlogged street in Mumbai following heavy monsoon rains. Mumbai was lashed by heavy rains for a second consecutive day, bringing the city to a virtual standstill. (Photo: AFP)
16. Commuters walk on waterlogged railway tracks in Mumbai
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Commuters walk on waterlogged railway tracks after getting off a stalled train during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. (Photo: Reuters)
17. Not BMC's failure but an accident: Sanjay Raut
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18. Mumbai local stalls due to flooded railway tracks
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A suburban train is seen stalled due to flooded railway tracks during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. The local train is the life-line of Mumbai residents which is being majorly hit by torrential rains in the city (Photo: Reuters).
19. Commuters cross waterlogged railway tracks in Mumbai
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Commuters cross waterlogged railway tracks as a suburban train is seen stalled at a railway station after its services were suspended during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. (Photo: Reuters)
20. Waterlogged railway tracks in Mumbai
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A commuter crosses waterlogged railway tracks as Mumbai local train is seen parked at a railway station after its services were suspended during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. (Photo: Reuters)
21. Car passes through a waterlogged street in Mumbai
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A car passes through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Monday. (Photo: ANI)
22. Two men die after car gets stuck in flooded underpass in Malad
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While at least 21 people were killed in an incident of wall collapse in Pimpripada area of Malad east, two youth died after their car got stuck in a flooded underpass in Malad late Monday night.
Two youth - identified as Irfan and Gulshan - were travelling in a Mahindra Scorpio car when it got stuck in a flooded underpass. Locals said that there was over 10 feet of water on the road and without knowing the depth, they drove into it. However, when the car was submerged in the water they were unable to open the door or break the window.
As it was middle of the night and not a lot of people were out on the road due to rain, there was no one to see the car and attempt a rescue. People only realised at 4 am that a car was stuck under the water. Locals got them out and took them to the nearest hospital where they were declared brought dead. (Photo: Zee Media)
