Giant banner toppled due to dust storm in Mumbai...!?

Sowmiya Sriram

Giant banner toppled due to dust storm in Mumbai...!?


Due to the dust storm in mumbai, a huge banner fell down on a petrol station, and 8 people got trapped under it. A total of 100 people are reported to have been trapped under it. mumbai, the capital of maharashtra, was hit hard by heavy rains accompanied by dust storms today. Due to strong winds, many trees and banners have fallen across the city. In that way, a huge banner near a petrol station in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area was blown down by the strong winds. A video of the banner collapsing went viral on social media. It was seen that the huge banner in front of the petrol station was leaning backward towards the petrol filling area. It can be seen in the video that the iron frame behind the banner smashed the roofs of some cars parked at the petrol station.

According to reports, around 100 people were trapped under the huge banner. Also, eight people have died and 59 people have been seriously injured, according to the police. police said the National Disaster Response Force was at the scene and was rescuing people trapped under the huge banners. maharashtra Deputy chief minister devendra fadnavis said that the state government has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

Due to heavy rains and high-speed winds in mumbai, many trees have fallen and buildings have also been damaged. Traffic has also been severely affected. people who went to the office in the morning and those who went out are facing serious problems in returning home.

In the afternoon, the city of mumbai was seen without any light due to dark clouds covering the entire city. Also due to continuous rains and strong winds, power outages have occurred in mumbai and many areas around mumbai and plunged into darkness. Suburban electric trains andsome lines of metro and air services have been temporarily suspended due to dark clouds and inclement weather. Suburban train services were also affected as the overhead equipment pole between thane and Mulund was damaged due to strong winds. The metro train was not running between Aarey and Andheri east due to a collapsed billboard. The Chief Spokesperson of Central Railway informed that the suburban trains have been stopped on the main line.


The indian Meteorological Department has issued a "nowcast warning" of moderate to heavy rain with thundershowers over Mumbai's thane, Palghar and Mumbai Nagar areas. While the people of mumbai were suffering due to the lack of proper monsoon rains, they were also suffering from extreme heat due to the summer heat. Now it seems that this dust storm and heavy rain have given us some respite from the sun.

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