17 dead, rain lashes Mumbai-Pune

17 dead, rain lashes Mumbai-Pune

As heavy to very heavy rain stalled the Mumbai and Pune, thefirst big report of casualty came from Pune where at least 17 people died onSaturday after a 60-ft-wall wall of a residential complex collapsed near talabmasjid in Pune's Kondhwa area.

The wall collapsed on shanties which were built for thelabourers working at a construction site nearby, they said.

The compound wall collapsed little after midnight of Friday andtwo to three people are still believed to be trapped and rescue operations areunderway.

The deceased included nine men, a woman and four children,according to initial reports from the fire department officials. The deceasedare yet to be identified.

Meanwhile Mumbai and Pune witnessed the first spell of heavyrains of this monsoon yesterday and more rains have been forecast in the comingdays.

The Met office has predicted 'extremely heavy rainfall' inKonkan region and Mumbai in the next 24 hours. At least three persons werekilled and five injured in rain-related incidents on Friday. Waterlogging wasreported from areas like Dadar, Wadala, Worli, Kurla, Chembur, Bandra, Andheri,Kandivili, Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg and Bhandup, among others.

The pumping out of water is also delayed as Arabian Sea isin high tide. The authorities have asked Mumbaikars to avoid water loggedareas.

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