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India·Natural Disaster

Mumbai chawl collapse kills six, including five children, during monsoon rains

Monday, 6 July 2026, 06:22 · 1 min read

A partial collapse of a three-storey chawl (a type of low-cost tenement housing common in Mumbai) in the city's Mankhurd neighbourhood killed six people, five of them children, on the night of 5 July 2026. Two to three tenements within the Janata Nagar chawl gave way at around 8:30 p.m. amid heavy monsoon rains, with victims including a 32-year-old woman and four children aged between two and 14. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed condolences and announced financial assistance of ₹500,000 (approximately $6,000) to the families of each of the deceased.

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The HinduFive children among 6 killed, in Mumbai chawl collapse ↗︎The HinduWatch: Mumbai chawl collapse kills six, including five children, amid heavy monsoon rains ↗︎
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