Man Falls Into Manhole During Mumbai Rains, Lashes Out At BMC

2 Jul, 2019 15:44 IST|Sakshi
Mumbai Rains

Mumbai: A Mumbaikar fell into a manhole on the sidewalk on Veera Desai Road. He however, saved himself and came out of the manhole. Tanmaya Nanda took to Twitter to share his ordeal and criticised the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for his ordeal.

He tweeted, "So I fell into this open manhole on the sidewalk on veera desai road (opposite Country Club) a little while ago. Managed to break fall and pull myself out. Thanks @mybmc #mumbairains #mumbaimonsoon #manhole."

Rain fury has claimed 27 lives in Maharashtra, including 18 in a wall collapse in Mumbai. The authorities have declared a holiday Tuesday in the city and adjoining regions, asking people to avoid stepping out of their houses.

Eighteen people were killed and over 50 injured in a wall collapse in the northern suburb of Malad in Mumbai early Tuesday following heavy rains.

In Pune, six labourers were killed and three injured after a wall collapsed in Ambegaon area late Monday night. A wall collapse in Kalyan in Thane district early Tuesday killed three people.

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