Six persons were killed when a residential building collapsed in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area on Sunday amid heavy rainfall, The Hindu reported.
Several persons had been trapped under the debris and were being rescued, The Indian Express reported.
The collapse occurred at 8.30 pm. While one person died on the spot, five succumbed to their injuries after being taken to a hospital, the newspaper reported.
Five of the six persons killed were minors.
One person was injured, but his condition was stable, The Hindu reported. The exact cause of the collapse was unclear.
This came hours after a 63-year-old man died in the city's Kurla area when a tree collapsed on a shop amid heavy rainfall.
Heavy rainfall since Friday has disrupted normal life in the city, with several areas reporting waterlogging and traffic.
Red alert, train services disruptedOn Monday, a red alert was in place in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts. Intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 50 km per hour to 60 km per hour were very likely in isolated places, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.
Waterlogging was reported in Andheri on Monday morning.
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