Mumbai Rains: Two Drown After Getting Stranded In Locked SUV in Waterlogged Underpass in Malad
Two men drowned inside a car in Malad after they got stuck in an underpass on Monday night as city was waterlogged due to heavy showers. The victims, identified as Irfan and Gulshad were returning home when they failed to judge the depth of waterlogged underpass in Malad and drove in.
Malad, July 2: Two men drowned inside a car in Mumbai's Malad after they got stuck in an underpass on Monday night as city was waterlogged due to extremely heavy showers. The victims, identified as Irfan and Gulshad were returning home when they failed to judge the depth of waterlogged underpass in Malad and drove in. Mumbai Rains Wreak Havoc, Two Dead After Being Stuck in Car at Flooded Milan Subway in Andheri.
Their SUV car got stuck as water entered the engine and jammed the automatic doors confining them inside. The victims family have demanded an explanation from BMC and the police. Till now, the pounding rains in the Mumbai and surrounding areas have claimed lives of nineteen people. Maharashtra Rains: 27 Deaths Reported Due to Wall Collapse, 18 Dead in Malad, 3 in Kalyan, 6 in Pune.
Meanwhile, a tragic incident in Malad has claimed lives of 21 people and 78 injured as a wall collapsed on hutments in Pimpripada area due to heavy rainfall. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to the families of the deceased. Blaming the monsoon, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said, "It’s not BMC’s failure. It is an accident. It is because of heavy rainfall. "
The state government has declared a holiday in Mumbai and adjoining areas on Tuesday. "Due to heavy rain forecast in Mumbai even today by IMD, People are advised to stay indoors unless there is an emergency," read a tweet from the office of CM Devendra Fadnavis.
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