Several areas of Mumbai woke up to heavy downpour today with the weather department predicting heavy rains for the next three days. Today, the minimum and maximum temperatures will hover around 24 degree Celsius and 31 degree Celsius with relative humidity at 89 per cent.
Fifteen people have died and three injured in Pune after a portion of the wall of a residential building fell on temporary shacks of labourers early this morning after heavy rain. Among the dead four children and a woman. Pune received the second highest rainfall on Friday in June since 2010.
A few cars were damaged in Sion Koliwada Punjabi Camp after a tree fell down on them, following heavy rainfall in the area, reported news agency ANI. Meanwhile, many trees were uprooted in the Sion area due to heavy downpour.
According to the BMC, Mumbai City received 127 mm rainfall, western suburbs received 170 mm rainfall and eastern suburbs received 197mm rainfall, in last 24 hours.
