From Collapsed Cranes To Damaged Stadium: Deadly Damage In Mumbai After 101.4 KMPH Strong Winds
Mumbai received the highest rainfall of the season within just 12 hours on Wednesday besides the highest-ever wind speed in the city. The maximum wind speed of 101.4 kmph was recorded at Marine drive around 4.15 pm.
On Wednesday, Mumbai experienced heavy rains accompanied by heavy winds. Mumbai received the highest rainfall of the season within just 12 hours on Wednesday besides the highest-ever wind speed in the city.
The maximum wind speed of 101.4 kmph was recorded at Marine drive around 4.15 pm.
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And it has left a trail of destruction behind. As the situation improves, the extent of the damage caused by the winds are still coming out.
My fav video from these terribly rainy days pic.twitter.com/RHx3jLVkvn
¡ª Gaurav (@gauravgjain) August 5, 2020
Winds & Rain: Pray for Mumbai and suburbs. pic.twitter.com/jCu1YwojIV
¡ª Azfar Khan (@AzfarKh90987226) August 6, 2020
Heavy rainfall with winds at Mumbai..
¡ª KattaNews (@katta_news) August 5, 2020
Eastern & Western part of Mumbai is affected due to rain. pic.twitter.com/rbH4sXrWMT
Today's day reminds me of Cyclone Nisarga which the Mumbai City and other parts of Konkan witnessed two months back. A video of the ravens withstanding the wrath of the gusting wind was shot by me back then. #MumbaiRains #monsoons#MumbaiWeather pic.twitter.com/K2iNwirzlE
¡ª Kunal (@caphca) August 5, 2020
The winds wreaked havoc at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai, where three cranes collapsed and fell in the harbour. However, nobody was injured in the incident.
JNPT MUMBAI BASE CRANE COLLEPSED IN CYCLONE WIND pic.twitter.com/5FHFqUYyim
¡ª Sunit (@SunitMoon1) August 5, 2020
According to a spokesperson from JNPT, ¡°Owing to inclement weather and gusty wind, there has been damage to three cranes of JNPT terminal. However, there have been no injuries and everyone is safe. Exact damage is being ascertained.¡± The incident happened in the afternoon when no one was in proximity to the cranes.
Meanwhile, a 25-feet-long fibre rooftop and a supporting metal structure of DY Patil Stadium in Nerul came crashing down due to strong winds.
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An official from DY Patil stadium said, ¡°A portion of the rooftop near the media centre of the stadium was damaged due to strong wind flow. The metal structure collapsed with the roof, but nobody was injured.
Sanjay Kumar, who is the Commissioner of Navi Mumbai Police, in a tweet, said, "Huge damage to one of iconic stadiums DY Patil stadium".
Several mobile towers and trees were also uprooted by the strong winds that battered the city on Wednesday.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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