Heavy rain brought a wall crashing down on shanties built on a hill slope in Malad, a western suburb of Mumbai, a fire brigade official said, killing 21 people. Three people died when a school wall collapsed in the city of Kalyan, 42km north of Mumbai. As weather officials forecast intermittent heavy showers and isolated extremely heavy rainfall, authorities called a holiday for government offices and educational institutions. "Rain is expected to remain intense even today," city authorities said on Twitter. UnpreparedIndian television showed images of flooded homes and people walking through waist deep water, stoking criticism of city authorities.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 02, 2019 05:03 UTC