Monsoon rains kill six in Mumbai, shut Mumbai-Pune routes

Heavy monsoon rains have caused fatalities and crippled transportation across Maharashtra, with a building collapse killing six people in Mumbai and landslides severing all major road and rail links between Mumbai and Pune.

In Mumbai, a three-story chawl collapsed in the Mankhurd area around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 5. Officials confirmed six fatalities, including five children and one woman. One person was injured and hospitalized in stable condition. Rescue operations involving the Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, and the National Disaster Response Force continued into Monday, July 6, as one person was still feared trapped. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced compensation of 400,000 rupees for the families of the deceased.

The collapse occurred amid intense rainfall that has battered the region for days. Separate incidents of falling trees in the city have killed at least three other people since late June.

The severe weather caused extensive travel disruptions on Monday. Multiple landslides in the Bhor Ghat section between Karjat and Lonavala early Monday morning affected all three railway tracks on the critical Mumbai-Pune corridor. Central Railway officials...