Brak! Billboards In Mumbai Collapse In Strong Winds, 7 People Injured

Lightning hit urban areas. (Unsplash-Krzysztof Kotkowicz)

Strong winds in the Mumbai area, India collapsed billboards causing seven victims to be injured. The victims were immediately evacuated to the Rajawadi Hospital (RS).

Citing the Hindustan Times, high intensity rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds with speeds reaching 40-60 km/hour hit a number of points in Mumbai on Monday, May 13 afternoon local time.

The most affected areas are Thane, Palghar, and the eastern suburbs of Mumbai, including Mulund, Titwala, and Kalyan. Strong winds in some areas reach 50-60 km/hour.

Meanwhile, in areas such as Dadar, there was a dust storm in a short time due to strong winds.

According to IMD scientist, Sushima Nair, this extreme weather is due to pre-season and trough conditions at Madhya Maharashtra. He expects extreme weather in Mumbai will not last all day and will disappear in the next 2-3 hours.

However, heavy rain on the yellow alert status is expected to reappear tomorrow in the Thane and Paleghar areas. Followed by heat waves are expected to occur in the early hours of the morning.

There is no current information on the impact of buildings and the number of victims of heavy rains accompanied by strong winds at a number of points in Mumbai.

However, in Pant Nagar, East Ghatkopar, as many as seven people were reportedly injured as a result of a large billboard that hit one of the gas stations.