Mumbai rains LIVE: Mumbai limps back to normalcy as rains subside
At least 30 people were killed and over 80 injured in separate incidents of wall collapse in Mumbai on Tuesday following heavy downpour, with authorities declaring a public holiday in the city that was crawling due to waterlogging on roads and rail tracks. NDRF officials said that around 2 am a compound wall in Pimpripada area of Malad east collapsed and people living in shanties adjacent to the wall got trapped under the debris. Follow Live updates on Deccan Herald
Mumbai slowly returns to normalcy but commuting woes continue
Schools and colleges opened and lakhs ofcommutersclambered on to overcrowded trains to make a perilous journey to work as the rain subsided and India's Maximum Cityslowlyreturnedtonormalcyon Wednesday.
A day after the heaviest rain since 2005 brought the country's financial capital to its knees, leading to a wall collapse in which 22 people were killed, the waters receded from several parts of the city.
As people in low-lying areas began to pick up the pieces from Tuesday's rain mayhem, clearing their homes of the sludge that had come with the waters, aMumbaicivic body official said public transport was normal.
Lakhs of citizenscommutingon suburban trains had a tough time due to curtailed operations on certain routes.
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Malad Wall Collapse: Death toll rises
#MaladWallCollapse : The death toll in the incident rises to 26. A wall had collapsed on hutments in Pimpripada area of Malad East in Mumbai yesterday, due to heavy rainfall. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/NZjTPnrudY