Residents face hardships every year as the seasonal rains lash the city, flooding roads and bringing life to a halt. As many as 21 people have lost their lives since yesterday in incidents where homes have collapsed as heavy rains pummelled the financial capital of India, Mumbai. Rains caused widespread damage, inundating roads and railway tracks and forcing the authorities to suspend train services. According to reports, 17 people were killed after a wall collapsed on some shanties in Chembur's Bharat Nagar area. The suburban train services on Central and Western railway stations were suspended due to water logging on the tracks.

Source: The Nation July 18, 2021 07:30 UTC