Heavy Rain : 13-year-old girl, three others dead

Heavy rain : 13-year-old girl, three others dead

Parts of Mumbai witnessed heavy rain early on Saturday, leaving some areas waterlogged. The weather department has forecast strong monsoon current in the city on Saturday. The normal date for onset of monsoon in Mumbai is June 10. In view of the alert, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC has taken a number of precautionary measures to ensure that the residents don’t face any problem. Residents of the city have been asked to stay indoors. The Mumbai police also warned people to drive safe after a vehicle tripped over in Parel due to slippery roads resulting from the rain.

While a 13-year-old suburban resident died after a tree fell on her, three others were killed in rain-related incidents in the satellite towns as heavy showers led to water logging in several areas.

In three hours, the Colaba observatory received 108 mm of rainfall. From 8.30 am to 11.30 pm, Colaba received 160.8 mm of rainfall and during the same time, Santacruz received 98 mm.

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According to the civic body’s disaster management cell, on Saturday at 9.38 pm, a tree fell on S N Dube road, Dahisar, injuring a 13-year-old girl, Drushti Mungra. She was taken to the nearby Rohit Nursing Home. Dr Uday Yadav from the nursing home said: “She suffered a head injury. She was declared brought dead.” The police of registered an accidental death report in the matter.

According to the doctor, the trunk hit her head leading to the death before any medical intervention could be provided. The body was taken to Kandivali Shatabdi hospital for post-mortem.

On Saturday morning, Priyanka Zhende (22) was run over by a tanker near Kamgar hospital in Thane. “Due to the rains, the tanker driver did not see the scooter and rammed into it. After the girl fell off the scooter, she was run over. She died on the spot,” an officer from Thane police station said. “We have lodged an FIR against the unidentified driver for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the IPC,” the officer added. In the other incident, a 36-year-old carpenter who was pushing his autorickshaw on a flooded street in Bhiwandi on Saturday morning got electrocuted. “The deceased has been identified as Ali Akbar Ansari. We have lodged an accidental death report and are investigating further,” an officer from Bhiwandi police said. A fisherman Steni Admani (66) died in Thane district after being struck by lightning and died on the spot. The incident occurred at around 6 am on Saturday at Patanbunder area of Uttan in Bhayander. Six others, continued on page who were out in the open at the time, were also injured due to the lightning were rushed to a local hospital said Shivaji Patil, chief of district Disaster control cell.