Rain turns city into disaster zone

The remains of the tree that fell on the BEST bus on Tuesday. Pic/Ashish Raje

As heavy rainfall lashed Mumbai over the past few days, the city witnessed various mishaps, including a wall collapse in a high school. Fortunately, no citizens were injured in any incident.

First, a portion of the road near IT Park in Goregaon East caved in late on Monday night. Traffic on the route was diverted in light of the occurrence. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be examining the damage before carrying out repair work. In the second incident, a wall collapsed on the first floor of a two-storey building of the People Welfare School near Mani Bhai chawl at Meghwadi in Jogeshwari around 6.45 am on Tuesday.

Lastly, a huge tree fell on an electric double-decker AC bus opposite the Royal China restaurant near Azad Maidan on Hajarimal Somani Marg at 3.15 on Tuesday. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking bus number 10407 was heading towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus when a tree fell on its roof. While the bus was damaged, passengers escaped unscathed.

Orange, red alerts sounded for city, state

IMD on Tuesday issued a red alert for Raigad, Pune, Satara and Ratnagiri districts for Wednesday and an orange alert for Mumbai, Palghar and Thane. "The weather bureau has predicted "moderate to heavy rainfall" in the next 24 hours," an official said.