Mumbai monsoon: Two dead, 90 tree fall incidents and 30 short circuits reported in past 24 hours

Heavy monsoon rain continued to batter Mumbai over the past 24 hours leaving two people dead several injured and causing widespread disruption across the city officials saidThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC reported dozens of rainrelated incidents including tree falls short circuits structural collapses and a landslideA tragic incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Chembur when a large peepal tree was uprooted and fell onto a school bus near Diamond Garden at around 258 pmThe bus belonging to Universal High School was carrying around a dozen children at the time of the incidentLocal residents the bus conductor and emergency responders rescued the trapped children before they were rushed to Zen HospitalAn 11yearold student Vihan Shrivastava succumbed to his injuries Three children remain admitted to hospital in a stable condition including a 10yearold boy who is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit ICU Another child was treated and later dischargedPetrol pump worker dies in balcony collapseLater on Tuesday night another fatal incident was reported in WalkeshwarAt around 1122 pm part of the thirdfloor balcony of the G3 Suryaprakash Building on Babulnath Road collapsed onto a nearby petrol pumpA 51yearold petrol pump worker identified as Santosh Bharaskar suffered serious injuries and was taken to JJ Hospital where doctors declared him dead before admissionLandslide triggers evacuation in KurlaHeavy rainfall also triggered a landslide in Kurla West at around 10 pm on TuesdayAccording to civic officials mud and rocks slid down a hillside behind Amber Building in Buddha ColonyFive families living above the retaining wall had already shifted to safer locations The remaining family which included a differently abled member was safely evacuated by the National Disaster Response Force NDRF and BMC teamsTwo additional families living at the base of the hill were also moved to temporary shelters No injuries or fatalities were reported in the landslideBMC records 90 tree fall incidents and 30 short circuitsThe BMCs Disaster Management Department received a large number of emergency calls during the 24hour periodOfficial data showed 90 incidents of tree and branch falls 30 incidents of short circuits Six incidents involving partial house or wall collapsesOf the 90 treerelated complaints 36 were reported in the city 23 in the eastern suburbs and 31 in the western suburbsSimilarly the 30 short circuit incidents included 16 in the city four in the eastern suburbs and 10 in the western suburbsThe six structural collapse complaints comprised one in the city three in the eastern suburbs and two in the western suburbsWestern suburbs receive highest rainfallThe western suburbs recorded the highest average rainfall during the 24hour period at 10916 mm followed by 8694 mm in the island cityHeavy showers continued across several parts of Mumbai through Tuesday and Wednesday morningTraffic and train services normalDespite the heavy rainfall civic authorities said there was no major disruption to transport servicesRoad traffic across Mumbai and its suburbs remained normal on Wednesday morningSuburban train services on both the Central Railway and Western Railway corridors were also operating smoothlyMore rains expectedThe India Meteorological Department IMD has forecast generally cloudy skies with heavy rainfall and thunderstorms over Mumbai and its suburbs during the next 24 hoursAuthorities have also warned of high tides exceeding 42 metres advising residents particularly those living in lowlying and coastal areas to remain alert and follow official advisoriesThane records 5028 mm rainfall in four hoursMeanwhile Thane witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall on Wednesday morning with the city recording 5028 mm of rain between 830 am and 1230 pm according to the Thane Municipal Corporations Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMCRainfall steadily intensified through the morning with 533 mm recorded by 930 am followed by 1677 mm by 1030 am 1676 mm by 1130 am and 1142 mm by 1230 pmWith the latest spell Thanes cumulative rainfall for the monsoon season has reached 46162 mm compared with 82024 mm recorded during the corresponding period last year