Buildings collapsed in Mankhurd and Vashi due to heavy rains, resulting in tragic fatalities.

Buildings collapsed in Mankhurd and Vashi due to heavy rains, resulting in tragic fatalities.

Amidst incessant torrential rain in Mumbai, a major tragedy occurred last night in the Janata Nagar area of ​​Mankhurd. A section of a ground-plus-three-story *chawl* (tenement building) collapsed during the heavy downpour, claiming the lives of six people. Following the incident, teams from the Fire Brigade, NDRF, police, and BMC conducted rescue operations throughout the night. The injured were rushed to the hospital, while the bodies of the deceased were sent for post-mortem examinations. Meanwhile, Maharashtra government minister Girish Mahajan visited the site, and SP MLA Abu Azmi raised questions regarding the government’s handling of the situation. Apart from Mankhurd, a person also died in Vashi after a portion of a building collapsed there. The IMD has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ for Mumbai and warned that the spell of heavy rainfall is likely to continue.