21 dead, 203 flights cancelled as record rains paralyse Mumbai: Top updates

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the BMC Disaster Management control room and took stock of the situation in Mumbai with civic officials

10:29 AM

6 died after a wall of Sinhgad College, Ambegaon collapsed today in Pune

10:28 AM

SpiceJet flight overshoots runway at Mumbai airport

A SpiceJet flight from Jaipur skid and overshot the main runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rains on Monday, although none of the passengers were hurt in the incident, an airline spokesperson said.

 

The incident occurred on Monday around 11.45 pm when the aircraft skidded and overshot the main runway, a source said.

10:26 AM

MBBS, BDS and BAMS courses: Deadline for submitting documents for verfication extended

Students, who were supposed to come to Mumbai on Tuesday for their documents verification for the undergraduate admission in MBBS, BDS and BAMS courses, have now been given the date of July 5, for the same procedure.

 

The CET cell here in Mumbai Tuesday has appealed to students who could not complete their document verification on Monday due to heavy rainfall, to submit their documents on July 5 here.

10:24 AM

16 killed in separate incidents of wall collapse in Mumbai

At least 16 people were killed and over 80 injured in separate incidents of wall collapse in Mumbai on Tuesday following heavy

 

downpour, with authorities declaring a public holiday in the city that was crawling due to waterlogging on roads and rail tracks.

 

NDRF officials said that around 2 am a compound wall in Pimpripada area of Malad east collapsed and people living in shanties adjacent to the wall got trapped under the debris.

 

"Our team of National Disaster Response Force along with sniffer dog reached the site of the incident immediately after receiving the information. Besides, a team of fire brigade and local police also reached the spot and took control of the situation," a senior NDRF official said.

 

16 people were killed in the wall collapse incident.

 

Another official said, 34 people have been admitted to the Jogeshwari Trauma Hospital after a wall collapse in Malad area of Mumbai. Another 51 were injured in a wall collapse in Kurar village, and they have been taken to Kandivali-based Shatabdi Hospital".

 

Authorities have declared Tuesday as a public holiday in Mumbai as the Indian Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains.

8:33 AM

Mumbai rains: Ground floor of Kailash Parbat Society in Kurla East submerged, after intense spell of rain in the area

8:33 AM

Mumbai rains: 13 people died in the retaining wall collapse of few hutments built on a hill slope in Kurar Village