# Cities

Part of slab of MHADA building collapses, 4 rescued

A portion of a slab of an old MHADA building collapsed on Tuesday in suburban Andheri, following which four persons…

PTI | Mumbai | January 30, 2018 1:24 pm

Part of slab of MHADA building collapses, 4 rescued

A portion of a slab of an old MHADA building collapsed on Tuesday in suburban Andheri, following which four persons were rescued, a Mumbai fire brigade official said.

The incident took place at around 10.30 am, the official said, adding on receiving a call fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and rescued four persons from the debris.

“Of the rescued persons, a woman identified as Moniyara Shaikh was admitted to a civic-run hospital in an unconscious state,” he said.

The Maharashtra Housing And Area Development Authority (MHADA) is a state housing development authority.

# India

Residents rescued by boats as parts of Chennai flooded ahead of heavy downpour

Even as the Met office has advanced the red alert for extreme heavy rainfall for Chennai and neighbouring districts to Tuesday evening itself, many areas of the city and its suburbs are already flooded with knee-deep water as heavy downpour continued since the early hours.

# Delhi