Back to Markets
Stocks● Neutral
Mumbai Schools Shut as Orange Alert, 265mm Rain Hits City
Mumbai shuts all schools and colleges Monday after 265mm rain and an orange alert. A tree fall killed one, flights were diverted, and the mayor ordered a citywide tree audit.
Continue with
Mumbai closed all government, private, and BMC schools and colleges on Monday after the India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall. The BMC said the decision was taken for student safety. Government and private offices will operate normally, the civic body said.
Rainfall in the 24 hours to Sunday evening reached 265 mm in the city and 227 mm in the suburbs, according to the BMC. Waterlogging was reported across several districts, and a 63-year-old man died after a tree fell on a shop in Kurla. The victim, Yunus Kundawala, was declared dead on arrival at Fauzia Hospital.
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde announced financial assistance of ₹5 lakh for the family, saying an inquiry would determine why the tree had not been flagged as a hazard. "We will not support the municipal administration in any wrongdoing. An inquiry will be conducted to determine why this was overlooked," Tawde said.