Unsafe buildings in Mumbai: No choice but to live in danger

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

In the season's heaviest rains on Tuesday afternoon, Mumbai experienced three hours of chaos.

Normal life was thrown out of gear in Mumbai on Tuesday due to heavy overnight rain.

A 30 per cent water cut? But this is hardly a problem for residents of the Sealine Housing Society in suburban Khar in Mumbai.

Mumbai is at the mercy of monsoon - 20 days of no rain and Mumbai's taps could run dry.

It may have poured and Mumbai may have flooded, but in 20 days, the city may not have a drop to drink.