Three people were killed in two different incidents in Mumbai following incessant rainfall over the last two days in Mumbai.
Late on Friday night, a wall collapse incident in Sewri claimed two lives and one person was seriously injured. A portion of the wall of a building called Lucky Mansion collapsed at around 11.30 pm on footpath.
“Three persons, who were on the footpath, came under the debris and were later rescued by fire brigade,” said a fire brigade official.
Two people, Dayashnkar Mishra (60) and Rudramani Upadhye (45), were declared dead after they were taken to Sir J. J. Hospital. A third person, Tribhuvannath Upadhyaya (58) who sustained injuries is currently being treated.
In another incident, an under construction structure in South Mumbai’s Colaba area collapsed on Saturday morning killing a labourer working on the site. Six others were injured and have been admitted to the hospital. The labourer was identified as Mashroof Shaikh (18).
Since Friday, in total 15 cases of wall collapse, 71 cases of tree fall and 16 cases of short circuit have been reported across the city.
While rain continues to pour in the city for two days, it hardly seems to have helped filling six dams essential for city’s water supply. All dams showed a marginal increase of 0.01 meters to 0.61 meters in last 24 hours. The city and suburbs have received 94mm rainfall on an average during the same period. Mumbai is currently facing 20% water cuts.
