Heavy rains in India kill 30, cripple financial capital

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Wall collapses in Mumbai and nearby towns, caused by the worst monsoon rains in ...

MUMBAI - Wall collapses in Mumbai and nearby towns, caused by the worst monsoon rains in a single day in 14 years, killed 30 people on Tuesday and disrupted rail and air traffic, prompting officials to shut schools and offices.

Heavy rain brought a wall crashing down on shanties built on a hill slope in Malad, a western suburb of Mumbai, a fire brigade official said, killing 21 people.In the nearby western city of Pune, six people were killed in a wall collapse on Tuesday, a fire brigade official said, after a similar incident on Saturday killed 15.

Commuters walk on waterlogged railway tracks after getting off a stalled train during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai, India, July 2, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas “Rain is expected to remain intense even today,” city authorities said on Twitter. “We request you to stay indoors unless there’s an emergency.”Indian television showed images of flooded homes and people walking through waist deep water, stoking criticism of city authorities.

 

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If it was USA they would blame Trump. Or maybe Ivanka

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Amazing to see plants in that picture.

A place where it's like monsoons often, best to get some infrastructure and training citizens to work and provide water management and flow systems all across areas affected. It seems like why isn't this a thing to consider ?

This wouldn't have happened if we banned all heavy rain storms!

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