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  • Kurla: 6-year-old boy dies, 10 injured in building collapse

    Kurla: 6-year-old boy dies, 10 injured in building collapse

    NDTV Correspondent | Thursday July 29, 2010

    A 6-year-old died and ten others were injured when a four-storeyed building collapsed in suburban Kurla on Wednesday night, fire brigade officials said."Rafiq Estate, a residential building in Qureshi Nagar area of Kurla, caved in at around 12.30 am," an official said.They said 10 people were injured in the incident and they have been rushed to nea...

  • Heavy rains in Mumbai, local trains a little late
    Press Trust of India | Thursday July 22, 2010

    Heavy rains lashed Mumbai, on Thursday, affecting road and rail traffic and causing water logging in the suburbs.The rainfall recorded in suburban Santa Cruz was 94.3 mm whereas south Mumbai's Colaba received 83.7 mm rainfall, the Met department said today.Train services were affected due to rains with many of them running late by 20-25 minutes...

  • Politicians should go on hunger strike instead, says Mumbai resident
    mid-day.com | Monday July 05, 2010

    For young Mumbaikars, Monday was a day of fun. They turned the city roads and bylanes into temporary playgrounds. Crowds were spotted playing cricket and football matches in the middle of the road, and the rain gods helped by not playing spoilsport.

  • Wall collapse kills 2-year-old in Mumbai
    Press Trust of India | Thursday June 24, 2010

    A two-year-old girl was killed and eight others injured after a wall collapsed on a house following heaving rains in Mumbai. The incident occurred at 3.30 am on Thursday at Qureshi Nagar. A 15-feet wall of a Mhada building gave way and crashed on one of the houses in Yosuf Pathan Chawl. Civic officials said the deceased Jeeshan Abeed Hussain, was d...

  • Heavy rains in South Mumbai, flights delayed
    NDTV Correspondent | Friday June 18, 2010

    Just before rush hour, South Mumbai was pounded by rain. At 4 pm, the skies opened up and over the next 90 minutes, 91.7 mm rainfall was recorded - abnormally high.Trees were uprooted in parts of the city like Santa Cruz and Colaba.  For nearly 15 minutes, runway operations were suspended at the airport. Flights averaged a delay of 45 minutes ...

  • Unsafe buildings in Mumbai: No choice but to live in danger
    NDTV Correspondent | Friday June 18, 2010

    In Mumbai the civic authorities have listed 272 buildings as unsafe for habitation. But people continue to live and work in them mostly because they have 'no choice'. The Amrut Mahotsav Building is 82 years old and one of the 272 unsafe structures on BMC's list. A dilapidated structure that could fall anytime but like most buildings on the list, it...

  • Thursday dawns clear in Mumbai, 272 buildings declared unsafe
    NDTV Correspondent | Thursday June 17, 2010

    After a chaotic Wednesday with heavy rains lashing the city, Thursday has dawned clear. There has been no rain in Mumbai since last night. The weather bureau has forecast heavy rainfall with strong winds and thundershowers in parts of city and suburbs over the next 24 hours. Between June 13 and 17, it has said, there will be tides measuring between...

  • 272 buildings declared unsafe as heavy rain lash Mumbai
    NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday June 16, 2010

    The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has declared 272 buildings unsafe because of possible landslides due to the heavy rain lashing the city. Those residing in these buildings have been asked to evacuate. The landslide-prone areas where the warning has been sounded include, Rajeev Gandhi Nagar, Goregaon-Mulund Link Road, Goregaon (East)...

  • Chaotic Wednesday for Mumbaikars
    NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday June 16, 2010

    Waterlogged streets, train services hit, flight delays. It was a chaotic Wednesday for Mumbaikars. And in a slum in Thane, eight people died after a wall crashed into their homes.  Among them were two children. After the incident, 37 people have been shifted to a safer location.Early in the morning around 4'0' clock a wall separating a slum an...

  • BMC warns of high tide in Mumbai
    Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 16, 2010

    The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has alerted a high tide of 4.70 metres for Wednesday."Any tide above 4.5 metres is coupled with heavy rains and is a matter of concern," Joint Municipal Commissioner S S Shinde said.Another tide of 4.07 metres is expected today afternoon, the civic body said."We appeal to Mumbaikars not to venture into ...

  • Mumbai flights running late after heavy rain
    NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday June 16, 2010

    Mumbai flights are hours behind schedule as the airport struggles to clear a backlog after a tough morning littered with delays caused by strong winds and heavy rains. Pilots confronted fluctuating visibility all morning.Incoming flight are delayed by 30-45 minutes due to morning delays. Departures were delayed by two hours, but now it is on time.T...

  • Thane: 8 killed as wall collapses on adjoining shanties
    NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday June 16, 2010

    Eight persons were killed and four injured when a wall collapsed on hutments in a slum in neighbouring Thane district following heavy rains on Wednesday.The boundary wall erected by a construction company came crashing down on the hutments at Dnyaneshwar Nagar at 0340 hours trapping over a dozen people, police said.While eight were killed, four inj...

  • High tide, heavy rain warning in Mumbai
    Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 15, 2010

    Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has advised people not to venture into the sea as the city would witness high tides measuring about 4.70 metres till June 17.

  • Is Mumbai ready for rain?
    mid-day.com | Thursday June 03, 2010

    As the Mumbai skies opened up on Wednesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's tall claims of monsoon-preparedness were washed out in barely half an hour.

  • Rs 100 crore 'rainy bet' in Mumbai
    mid-day.com | Wednesday June 02, 2010

    It will rain on June 8 in Mumbai. And, it will be a bountiful monsoon.No, this is not what the weatherman has predicted; instead that's what bookies say. The total rainfall, according to them, will be around 1,500 inches.

  • Stuck in Mumbai rains? Free food for you
    mid-day.com | Tuesday June 01, 2010

    The next time you are stuck in a 26/7 like deluge and your stomach growls, don't worry. The nearest restaurant will rescue you from your miserable hunger pangs by providing food packets.

  • Final ODI called off, Australia win series 4-2
    Written by Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 11, 2009 , Mumbai

    The final ODI between India and Australia has been called off after persistent rain in Mumbai made the conditions unplayable at the DY Patil Stadium.

  • Mumbai rains delay trains
    NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday October 06, 2009

    Rains across Mumbai disrupted rail traffic in the city on Tuesday. Trains on the Central Line are running 25 minutes late while trains on the other two lines are running on time.

  • Rain curtails Day 4; Rest of India still in control
    Written by Press Trust of India | Sunday October 04, 2009 , Nagpur

    Rest of India continued to be in the driver's seat, reaching 352 for four in their second innings against Mumbai on the 4h day of the Irani Trophy match.

  • Mumbai gets season's highest tide
    NDTV Correspondent | Friday July 24, 2009

    There was high tide in Mumbai and the waves are believed to have exceeded five metres.

  • Mumbai on high alert for high tide
    Yogesh Pawar, Yogesh Damle | Thursday July 23, 2009

    In the next few days, very high tides may clash with heavy rains in Mumbai. But is the city by the sea ready for that?

  • Mumbai floods: Man-made crisis?
    Priyanka Kakodkar | Friday July 17, 2009

    After every big downpour, Mumbai is choked and flooded. Is it only because the municipality is ill prepared?

  • Heavy rain continues to lash Mumbai
    Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 15, 2009

    Heavy rain continued to lash the financial capital for the third day on Wednesday.

  • Mumbai rain: A blessing in disguise
    Priyanka Kakodkar, Rashmi Rajput | Tuesday July 14, 2009

    Blocked roads and stranded commuters aside, Tuesday's downpour was good news for a city which till Monday was water starved.

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