18 killed in Mumbai rain-related incidents (Ld)
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Mumbai, July 18 : At least 18 persons were killed in several rain-induced tragedies as Mumbai and the surroundings were clobbered with heavy downpours early on Sunday, officials said.
As Mumbai slept the skies opened up with torrential rains measuring between 150 mm to over 200 mm in some areas, submerging many areas and playing havoc with road and rail traffic.
According to the BMC Disaster Cell and NDRF, at least 12 persons were killed when a wall collapsed after a tree fell at Vashi Naka in the Chembur area around 1 a.m.
25 Killed In Mumbai After Heavy Rain, Landslide The suburban train services on both Central Railway and Western Railway in Mumbai were suspended due to waterlogging in the tracks.
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At least 25 persons were killed following incessant overnight rains and landslide in Mumbai and surrounding areas.
The Western Railway and Central Railway briefly suspended suburban train services in Mumbai after the heavy rains, and many long distance trains were terminated or regulated at various stations, officials said.
Seventeen people died as a compound wall came crashing down on some houses located on a hillock after a landslide, a fire official said.
Mumbai rain: Twenty people have died in rain-related incidents in Mumbai.
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At least 20 people have died after they got trapped under the rubble of their homes in Mumbai s Chembur and Vikhroli areas following heavy rains that lashed the city and its suburbs for several hours late yesterday night and early this morning. A red alert has been sounded in the city and people have been advised not to venture out in the open.
A ground-plus-one residential building collapsed in Vikhroli area in the morning hours of Sunday, killing three people, as per BMC, the city s municipal body.
Fifteen people have been rescued from Chembur s Bharat Nagar area and nine people from Vikroli s Surya Nagar, officials said, adding that those injured have been moved to nearby hospitals for medical attention. Rescue operation is still on in both these areas as more people are feared to be trapped, the official said.
Mumbai rain fury: 25 die in house collapses after landslides
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Twelve people died as a compound wall came crashing down on some houses after a landslide at Bharatnagar Vashi Naka locality in Mumbai s Mahul area, a fire official said. The retaining wall collapsed at 1 am, he said.
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Twenty five people died in house collapses triggered by landslides following incessant overnight rains in Mumbai, which caused severe water logging and disruption of suburban train services and vehicular traffic in the financial capital on Sunday, officials said.
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