The death toll in Mumbai's Malad wall collapse incident in Maharashtra rose to 24 on Wednesday. A total of 78 people have also been injured in the incident which occurred due to heavy rainfall.

Maharashtra: Death toll in Malad wall collapse rises to 24, 78 injured

As rains continued to wreak havoc in parts of Maharashtra, at least 18 people lost their lives in Mumbai's Malad area while in another incident reported from Pune, six persons were killed.

Maharashtra: Heavy downpour causes wall collapse in Mumbai, Pune; 24 dead

At least 27 people died in wall collapse in Malad and Kalyan in the Mumbai city and Pune as incessant rains pounded Mumbai metropolis and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday.

Maharashtra rains kill 27 people, hit rail, air, road traffic