Heavy Rains Kill 14 in India and Bangladesh, Close Roads and Prompt China Flood Response

At least 14 people, including several children, were killed in heavy rainfall across India and Bangladesh, Reuters reported. Six died when buildings collapsed in eastern Mumbai suburbs on July 5, while eight Rohingya Muslims died in landslides at camps in southeastern Bangladesh early on July 6. Mumbai recorded more than 100 millimeters of rain, with some areas receiving 161 millimeters.

Landslides closed the expressway to Pune, canceled train services and disrupted flights. Schools and colleges remained shut on July 6. Fallen trees have killed three people on city roads since late last month.

In Cox’s Bazar, landslides struck four locations in the Rohingya camps, burying shelters under mud while residents slept. A separate hillside collapse killed one Bangladeshi man and injured two family members. Tumpa Das, a local police official, said continued rain had raised the risk for thousands still living on unstable slopes.

Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, the official in charge of refugee relief, said authorities were moving people from high-risk areas as quickly as possible. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast more heavy rain in coming days. Landslides and flooding are common in the camps during monsoon season.

In China, Nanning raised its flood-control emergency response from level III to the highest level I after Typhoon Maysak brought extremely heavy rain. One medium-sized reservoir in Hengzhou breached, prompting evacuations. The storm made landfall in Hainan on July 3 and in Vietnam on July 5, its first two landfalls on the Chinese mainland this year.