A day after incessant rainfall flooded the city leading to the death of several people, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has blamed the monsoon woes on a record rainfall — the highest ever in the past 45 years. The CM said a high-powered committee will investigate the death of 19 people due to a wall collapse in Malad last light. A probe will also be launched into a similar incident in Kalyan and death of half of dozen people when a water tank collapsed in Nashik.

Those found guilty, including civic officials and developers, would be severely punished, Fadnavis said. He said he visited the injured in the hospital and inspected the disaster management cell in the civic headquarters.