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Mumbai Slum Collapse Kills Six, Kids Amid Torrential Rain

7/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

A multi-storey slum building in Mankhurd, Mumbai, collapsed on Sunday, killing six people, five of them children.
Mumbai recorded up to 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, triggering a red alert for districts and an orange alert for city.
Schools and colleges in Mumbai and Pune closed on Monday as the University of Mumbai postponed exams.
Landslides blocked the Mumbai-Pune expressway and highway, prompting travel advisories and canceling trains and flights.

History

Historical Context

India’s July 2005 Mumbai floods, which killed more than 700 people and devastated the city, highlighted chronic drainage failures. The disaster prompted Maharashtra to confront flood risk, yet similar vulnerabilities resurfaced when heavy rain in 2024 caused the Mankhurd slum collapse and landslides that shut the Mumbai-Pune expressway. Repeated loss underscores the need for stronger urban planning.

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Story summary

A multi-storey slum building in Mankhurd, Mumbai, collapsed on Sunday, killing six people, five of them children.
Mumbai recorded up to 200 mm of rain in 24 hours, triggering a red alert for districts and an orange alert for city.
Schools and colleges in Mumbai and Pune closed on Monday as the University of Mumbai postponed exams.
Landslides blocked the Mumbai-Pune expressway and highway, prompting travel advisories and canceling trains and flights.

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