Heavy Rains Lash Maharashtra: Wall Collapse Incidents In Malad, Kalyan, Pune Claim 22 Lives

Meanwhile, authorities have declared Tuesday as a public holiday in Mumbai as the Indian Meteorological Department has forecasts heavy rains.

Mumbai: At least 13 people were killed and six others injured after a compound wall collapsed on Tuesday due to heavy rains in Malad area here, NDRF officials said. The incident happened around 2 am when the compound wall in Pimpripada of Malad East area collapsed and people living in shanties adjacent to wall got trapped under the debris. NDRF officials said that the 12 deceased were the people living in the slums. "Our team of National Disaster Response Force along with sniffer dog reached the site of the incident immediately after receiving the information. Besides, a team of fire brigade and local police also reached the spot and took the control of the situation," a senior NDRF official said. He said that the police is investigating the case. "Rescue operations are underway and more details are awaited. Over 10 injured are in nearby civic hospital in Jogeshwari and Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali," he said.

Mumbai Airport official: Due to rain in Mumbai, around 54 flights diverted to nearby airport.

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Meanwhile, authorities have declared Tuesday as a public holiday in Mumbai as the Indian Meteorological Department has forecasts heavy rains.

#Maharashtra: Stranded passengers at Thane railway station are being served with refreshments by Railway Protection Force (RPF), after several suburban train movements got suspended today due to heavy rains. pic.twitter.com/H3PxVG8Z0Y

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Central Railway: Due to rains,Central Railway Suburban Services will run in following sections till further notice—CSMT-Bandra on Harbour line,Vashi-Panvel on Harbour line,Thane-Vashi-Panvel on Trans-Harbour line,4th corridor to Kharkopar,Thane-Kasara/Karjat/Khopoli on main line. pic.twitter.com/Un73ZTuFHV

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"In the wake of the extreme heavy rainfall forecast by the IMD, the Government of Maharashtra has declared a public holiday on July 2 as a precautionary measure for Mumbai city and its citizens," a civic official said. The Central Railway has also decided to run local trains in limited corridors due to water logging in the railway tracks. Wall collapse in Kalyan: In Kalyan region a school wall collapsed due to heavy rains, which claimed the lives of three people. Of the deceased, 2 were women and one was a child. Soon a rescue operation was launched.

#Maharashtra : Water logging inside Vakola police station in Mumbai following heavy rainfall in the city. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/ekL16lSyYq

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Wall collapse in Pune: Six people died and four injured after a wall of Sinhgad College, Ambegaon collapsed at around 1:15 am early Tuesday morning. Soon after the incident, the NDRF team was rushed at the spot.  Rescue operation underway. As per a civic official, people in Mumbai have been advised to avoid stepping out of their homes.