Mumbai Rains HIGHLIGHTS: Building collapse toll rises to 11; 15 NDRF teams deployed in Maharashtra for heavy rains forecast

Mumbai building collapse: Man survives, but loses 9 family members

Rafique Sheikh is too dazed to comprehend whether to thank his luck for surviving after the Mumbai building where he stayed collapsed or to mourn the loss of his wife and eight other family members in the tragedy. Eleven people, including eight children, were killed and seven others injured after two floors of the three-storey building collapsed on a single-storey house in Malwani area late Wednesday night. Sheikh (45), who was staying on rent along with his family members in the ill-fated building, had stepped out to buy milk minutes before it collapsed. When he came back, he found his world turned upside down as nine members of his family, including his wife, brother, sister-in-law and six children from the two families, died in the incident. Another family member received injuries after getting trapped under the debris and was hospitalised, Sheikh told reporters.

Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray visits Ambedkar Hospital in Kandivali to meet the people who were injured in building collapse incident in Malad West.

Minister Aaditya Thackeray, BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal & Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar also present.

Mumbai: 11, including 8 children, killed, 7 injured in building collapse
Eight children and three adults were killed and seven other people injured after two floors of a three-story building collapsed on an adjoining single-story house in the Malwani area of Mumbai, officials said on Thursday. The incident took place around 11.15 pm on Wednesday at the New Collector Compound on Abdul Hamid Road in the Malwani area, they said. While earlier civic officials said a single-storey house had collapsed, they later said it was a three-story building. According to police, the building was constructed illegally and after the incident, its contractor was being questioned. The second and third floors of the three-story building collapsed on the adjoining single-storey house, said Santosh Dhonde, acting ward officer of the city's P-North ward.

Fifteen NDRF teams deployed in Maharashtra in view of heavy rain prediction
Fifteen National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been positioned in various parts of Maharashtra in view of the prediction of heavy rains in certain parts of the state, the force chief said on Thursday. Four teams have been based in Ratnagiri, two each in Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Raigad, Thane and one in Kurla (east Mumbai suburb), NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said in a tweet. He said the teams are being pre-deployed or positioned at these locations at the request of the state government that acted in response to the prediction of heavy rains made by the India Metrological Department (IMD). An NDRF team usually has 47 personnel and they are equipped with inflatable boats, wood and pole cutters and basic first aid kits to rescue rains and floods affected victims and launch relief operations.

Heavy rainfall warning: Maha govt requests NDRF to depute 12 teams in five coastal districts
In view of the IMD's warning about heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the Konkan region of Maharashtra between June 11 and 15, the state government on Wednesday requested the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to send 12 teams to five coastal districts. The State Disaster Management Authority of the state government requested the Commandant of the NDRF to depute the teams in Thane, Raigad, Palghar, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts by June 10 afternoon. The authority sought four NDRF teams in the Ratnagiri district and two teams each in other districts, the official communication to the NDRF, which was shared to media by Palghar district collector Manik Gursal, said. "Collectors of these districts are requested to make all logistical arrangements for the NDRF teams in consonance with the regulations of social distancing and sanitation as issued by the central and the state government," the request letter issued by K Suryakrishnamurty, Under Secretary of the Disaster Management Unit of the state government said.

BMC claim of completing pre-monsoon cleaning work exposed after heavy rains: Shelar
As Mumbai roads and rail tracks got flooded in the first monsoon rains on Wednesday, Maharashtra BJP leader Ashish Shelar said the BMC's claim of completing pre-monsoon work stands exposed and alleged massive irregularities in the cleaning of nullahs, culverts, sewers and open drains in Mumbai in the last five years. Shelar said the claim of the Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) that 104 percent of work of cleaning nullahs, sewers and open drains have been done before the monsoon has been exposed after heavy rains caused water-logging in various parts of the city and flooding on rail tracks. Every year more than Rs 150 crore is allocated for cleaning of nullahs, sewers and open drains in the city, the former minister said. However, an ''unholy nexus between contractors, the ruling party and officers has led to "looting" of  Rs 1,000 crore from the civic exchequer in the last five years, he alleged. "We have been demanding proof of silt taken out during the cleaning work, but the authorities have been backing contractors,'' he said.

11, including 8 children, killed, 7 injured in Mumbai house collapse
At least eight children and three adults were killed and seven other people injured after a single-story house collapsed on another structure in the Malwani area of Mumbai, a civic official said on Thursday. The incident took place around 11.15 pm on Wednesday at the New Collector Compound on Abdul Hamid Road in the Malwani area, he said. Fire brigade and other agencies immediately rushed to the spot and started a search and rescue operation, the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Eight children and three adults died in the incident, he said. Three of the deceased, aged 8, 9 and 13, were identified so far, while the eight other victims were yet to be identified, the BMC official said.

Mumbai recorded 222.2 mm rain in a span of 12 hours

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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai recorded 222.2 mm rain in a span of 12 hours — 44 percent of the monthly average rainfall in June (505 mm). It said the city will continue to receive extremely heavy rain spells — more than 200 mm in 24 hours — till June 13. The record for the highest 24-hour spell for the month is 399 mm on June 9, 1991.

Mumbai city and suburbs very likely to experience light to moderate spell of rainfall with possibility of occasional intense spells during next 3-4 hours: India Meteorological Department

BMC claim of completing pre-monsoon cleaning work exposed after heavy rains:  Shelar

As Mumbai roads and rail tracks got flooded in first monsoon rains on Wednesday, Maharashtra BJP leader Ashish Shelar said the BMC's claim of completing pre-monsoon work stands exposed and alleged massive irregularities in cleaning of nullahs, culverts, sewers and open drains in Mumbai in the last five years. Shelar said the claim of the Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) that 104 percent work of cleaning nullahs, sewers and open drains has been done before the monsoon has been exposed after heavy rains caused water-logging in various parts of the city and flooding on rail tracks.

Despite very heavy rain, traffic on all four lines continued throughout the day. Trains are running at a restricted speed of 25 kmph on down slow line in Matunga Road-Mahim section due to some waterlogging on down slow line in view of safety of train operations: Western Railway

Ensure rains don't impact COVID Hospitals: CM to officials

The chief minister asked authorities to ensure that residents of the coastal belt are not inconvenienced and relief work be started wherever needed. The CM also told them to ensure that rains do not impact COVIID hospitals and also the patients being treated for other ailments. He directed authorities in Mumbai to keep the pumping stations functional to drain out rainwater expeditiously.

IMD issues red alert in Mumbai, Palghar & Thane districts for today and orange alert for the next four days