Thirteen persons have been killed in rain-related incidents in Mumbai and its surrounding regions in the past three to four days, PTI quoted Maharashtra Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan has having told the Legislative Council on Monday.
Mahajan said that the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert warning of heavy rainfall in the next two days.
The minister made the statement a day after six persons were killed when a residential building collapsed in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area amid heavy rainfall, according to The Hindu. Two men were killed in other rain-related incidents earlier in the day.
Several persons had been trapped under the debris of the building in Mankhurd and were being rescued, The Indian Express reported.
The collapse occurred at 8.30 pm. While one person died on the spot, five succumbed to their injuries after being taken to hospital, the newspaper reported.
Five of the six persons killed were minors.
One person was injured but stable, The Hindu reported. The exact cause of the collapse was unclear.
This came hours after a 63-year-old man died in the city’s Kurla area when a tree collapsed on a shop amid heavy rainfall.
An 18-year-old man died after a tree branch fell on him, The New Indian Express reported. He was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead.
Heavy rainfall since Friday has disrupted normal life in the city, with several areas reporting waterlogging and traffic.
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Morning visuals from the spot after two to three shanties in a 'ground-plus-three' structure collapsed in Mankhurd's Janata Nagar. A total of 6 people died and one person was injured. pic.twitter.com/PEpyXOycOW
— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2026 Red alert, train services disrupted
On Monday, a red alert was in place in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts. Intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 50 km per hour to 60 km per hour were very likely in isolated places, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.
Waterlogging was reported in Andheri on Monday morning.
Schools in Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Navi Mumbai will be closed on Monday amid the red alert.
Local trains on the Western Line had been delayed by 15 to 20 minutes because of waterlogging between Vasai Road and Virar stations, the Western Railway said.
The Central Railway said that its suburban services on all four corridors were running normally as of 7 am. There was a six to eight-minute delay on the Main Line and a minor delay on the Harbour Line, it added.
Trains between Mumbai and Pune were suspended on Monday amid the heavy rainfall and landslides in the ghat section, the Central Railways said. Sixteen trains had been cancelled and nine diverted.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: A major landslide occurred on the Missing Link section of the Mumbai–Pune Expressway near the Khandala Exit. Consequently, the Mumbai-bound lane has been completely closed.
According to preliminary information, no casualties have been reported. Efforts are… pic.twitter.com/pRUSGhHabx
— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2026 On Monday, traffic on both sides of the Mumbai-Pune expressway and the old Mumbai-Pune highway had been stopped because of a landslide and heavy rainfall in the Karjat-Lonavla Bhor Ghat section, said the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation.
“Citizens are requested not to undertake any journey between Pune and Mumbai until further directions are issued,” the authority said.
On Sunday, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde urged residents to remain indoors unless necessary and to take precautions amid strong winds and falling trees.
Edited by Neerad Pandharipande.
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