A 25-year-old man was killed in a slab collapse and 22 trees were uprooted as the first showers lashed the city, bringing relief from intense heat.
Anurag Sathe, a resident of Manohar building in Kalbadevi, was injured when a slab of the MHADA building collapsed in the early hours of Monday. He was admitted to GT hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
According to the BMC Disaster Control Cell, the Colaba and Santacruz weather stations recorded 41.6 m.m. and 33.4 m.m. rainfall in the last 24 hours from 8.30 a.m. on Sunday to 8.30 a.m. on Monday.
The civic automatic stations recorded 47.1 m.m. rain in the island city, 11.9 m.m. on the eastern suburbs, and 18.3 on the western suburbs during the period.
“From 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on Monday, the city received 16.89 m.m., while the eastern and western suburbs received 1.85 m.m. and 1.17 m.m. rainfall,” a cell official said. Sunday evening’s rain had led to waterlogging complaints from the residents of Hindmata, Sion and Matunga, but civic officials promptly cleared the water.
The overnight rainfall and gusty winds resulted in uprooting of 22 trees: eight in the city, four on the eastern suburbs, and 10 on the western suburbs.
Six short circuits were reported during the last 24 hours, but no reports of injury to anyone.
As per reports from the Indian Metrological Department, intermittent showers are likely in the city and on the suburbs. Westerly winds are expected to be at 40-45 kmph, reaching 55 kmph in gusts.
The IMD has advised fishermen not to go out for the next 24 hours due to rough seas with westerly waves.
“The monsoon has set in. We will keep getting showers,” said V.K. Rajeev, Director of IMD, Western Region.
