Mumbai rains claim 10 lives

Mumbai: Torrential rains and the subsequent flooding claimed at least 10 lives in Mumbai and the neighbouring districts of Palghar and Thane since Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.

While nine persons were washed away in separate incidents in Mumbai and the two adjoining districts, another man lost his life in a wall-collapse incident in Ghatkopar in Mumbai.

"In Mumbai, the incidents were reported from Dahisar, Kandivli, Malad and Dadar areas," a senior police official said.

While two people were washed away in nullahs and another in a drain, one got swept away during Ganesh idol immersion, he added.

In another incident, a man named Rameshwar Tiwari was killed after the wall of a power sub-station fell on his house in Asalpha village in suburban Ghatkopar," police said.

His 35-year-old wife and nine-year-old son sustained injuries in the incident that took place in the early hours, they added.

In Palghar district, four persons, including a three-year-old girl, were washed away in separate incidents on Tuesday.

Out of the four, body of the minor girl has been recovered so far, Palghar police said.

The three-year-old victim was travelling on a motorcycle with her kin. When their vehicle reached Waghoba Khind, it skidded off and the girl fell into a nullah. She was washed away and her body was recovered later, police said.

In another incident, a youth fell into a swollen nullah in Palghar town and got swept away by strong currents.

His body is yet to be recovered, they said.

Similarly, in separate mishaps in Virar and Vasai in the district, two persons fell into nullahs and were washed away. "We are yet to recover their bodies," police said.

In Thane city, the body of a man was found in a nullah near Jail Talao around 9 am on Wednesday, the regional disaster management cell (RDMC) said.

"The body was fished out and sent for a post-mortem.

The victim, aged around 45, was later identified as Qureshi Rafiulla Atim Shaikh," the police said.