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On Wednesday, a residential structure in Mumbai collapsed due to heavy rain, killing 12 people and trapping others beneath the wreckage.
According to AFP, at least eight of the victims were youngsters, and seven others were injured, quoting Indian police. Three more people are believed to be buried underneath the rubble. According to AFP, many more individuals have been evacuated from adjoining structures that are claimed to be in perilous situations.
According to AFP, building collapses during the monsoon season are not unusual in India.
The rain also flooded the city’s highways and sidewalks, causing transport difficulties. Mumbai, India’s financial capital, has a population of about 16 million people. The city has also been dubbed India’s most crowded
During the three-day period ending Friday morning, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport received 15.66 inches (398 mm) of rain. Through Wednesday night, 9.09 inches (230 mm) of rain fell in a 24-hour period..
The recent severe rains in Mumbai coincide with the start of the southwest monsoon, which provides substantial rain to the region every summer.
“The southwest monsoon has pushed its way north along India’s western coast over the last week. According to Meteorologist, the southwest monsoon will combine with a disturbance early next week, resulting in rounds of heavy rain along India’s west coast, which could contribute to flash floods.
Additional heavy rain is anticipated along India’s western coast through early next week, with the worst rain falling just south of Mumbai in Goa, western Karnataka, and southern Maharashtra.
From Friday through Wednesday, these places might have 8-16 inches (200-400 mm) of rain. This rain has the potential to not only cause flooding, but also to wipe out roadways and produce mudslides if the soil gets overly saturated, potentially leading to more building collapses.
When Cyclone Tauktae passed close to Mumbai in mid-May, it dumped 9.33 inches (237 mm) of rain on the city. According to NPR, heavy rain from Tauktae caused building collapses and flooding, killing 16 people.
In addition to the severe rain and flooding in western India, flooding in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar is possible in the following days due to a tropical low-pressure system in the northern Bay of Bengal.
This low will have the potential to develop into a depression before hitting the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal this weekend, but it is not forecast to develop further into a tropical cyclone,” Zartman added..
While the tropical low is unlikely to become a cyclonic storm, it is forecast to bring heavy rain to areas impacted by Cyclone Yaas at the end of May.
From northeastern India to Bangladesh, heavy rain is forecast through the weekend, according to Zartman. “By early next week, the rain will have reached Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.”
Rainfall in northern Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, western Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh might reach 4-8 inches (100-200 mm) during this time, causing flooding. In the hardest-hit areas of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and northern Andhra Pradesh, an AccuWeather Local StormMaxTM of 12 inches (300 mm) is forecast.
Across northeastern India and Bangladesh, heavy rainfall of up to 6 inches (150 mm) is possible.
reference – accu weather ,IMD
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