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Building collapse kills six in Mumbai as torrential rain batters city
NEW DELHI: Six people including five children were killed when a building collapsed in Mumbai, officials said on Monday (Jul 6), as monsoon rains pounded India's financial capital, flooding roads and leading to school closures.A dilapidated residential building collapsed on Sunday in the megacity's east, trapping residents under the debris, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde said in a statement.The deaths came as heavy rainfall paralysed parts of the city, with the India Meteorological Department recording more than 200mm of rain within 24 hours.Hundreds of millions of people in India rely on the annual monsoon winds to bring vital rains that sustain agriculture and industry. However, climate change is shifting weather patterns and making the world's most populous country hotter. This year's El Nino
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