A 70-year-old woman was killed and two others, including a woman and a three-year-old boy, were injured when a big branch of a tree fell on them in suburban Malad in Mumbai on Tuesday, civic officials said.
The island city recorded 10 cases, followed by eastern suburbs at six incidents. While none of the incidents on Friday turned fatal, three casualties were reported in separate incidents over the past couple of days.
The Southwest monsoon has thrown life out of gear in Mumbai with several parts of the city facing acute waterlogging on Wednesday. The situation is likely to persist as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has predicted very heavy rainfall for the next 4-5 days.
Rain News LIVE: Ironically, though Mumbai has been receiving heavy rains over the last two to three days, the BMC has decided to implement a 10 per cent water cut as the stock in the lakes supplying water to the city is down