A DAY after the city was battered by heavy rain and winds, civic chief Iqbal Singh Chahal said that no city in the world can withstand such heavy rain. Chahal was speaking to the media after visiting N S Patkar Road on Thursday morning, where the heavy rain resulted in a landslide. 

Malabar Hill received 357 mm rainfall in 24 hours till 8 am on Thursday, with the highest wind speed of 67 kmph. The retaining wall of B G Kher road adjacent to N S Patkar Road near Babulnath temple collapsed around 11.30 pm on Wednesday. At least 50 trees on Patkar road fell due to gusty winds.