Wall collapse kills 15 as monsoon causes chaos in MumbaiOnlookers stand behind a portion of the broken wall that collapsedMUMBAI: At least 15 people were killed in Mumbai early Tuesday when a wall collapsed as torrential monsoon downpours brought chaos to India's financial capital and surrounding areas. Schools and colleges were closed while almost 100 flights were either cancelled or diverted from Mumbai airport. According to Skymet Weather, a private weather tracking agency, large swathes of Mumbai received around 350 millimetres of rain overnight into Tuesday morning. Three people, including a toddler, were also killed Tuesday in Thane district, which borders Mumbai, when a wall collapsed at a school. And six labourers died near the western city of Pune, 150 kilometres (around 100 miles) from Mumbai, when a wall fell onto their makeshift shacks.

Source: Bangkok Post July 02, 2019 06:46 UTC