Monsoon rains pound India monetary center by AFP Staff Writers Mumbai (AFP) July 20, 2024 Monsoon rains pounded India’s monetary center of Mumbai on Saturday, triggering the partial collapse of a domestic structure that eliminated a minimum of a single person, a local authorities stated. A lady passed away and 4 others were hurt after areas of a four-storey structure came crashing down in Grant Road, a wealthy suburban area in the south of the city. “The lady who passed away was not a homeowner of the structure,” a representative for the city’s community body informed AFP. The representative did not verify whether any homeowners of the structure were missing out on or had actually been caught under the debris. Images published on social networks revealed rescuers clearing the debris in the rain. Monsoon rains lash much of India from June to September and are important to renewing rivers and groundwater in the nation however the deluge likewise triggers prevalent damage. Structure collapses prevail throughout this duration, with old and weak structures giving in days of non-stop rain. In 2021, in the western state of Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital, 200 individuals were eliminated by monsoon-triggered floods and landslides that likewise required a quarter of a million to leave their homes. Associated Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest RELATED CONTENT The following report might connect to other Space Media Network sites. Niger floods toll boosts, 53 dead, 18,000 impacted: UN Niamey, Niger (AFP) July 17, 2024 Flooding brought on by heavy rains lashing Niger because June has actually eliminated 53 individuals and affected 18,000, as the west African nation faces the results of environment modification, a UN company revealed on Wednesday. An earlier interior ministry
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