Twenty-six-year-old Tejas Naidu was happily telling his friends about his new job, when the tree they were standing under in a Vikhroli garden suddenly fell on him, killing him. His father, Venkatesh Naidu, said, “His friends called and said that they were taking Tejas to hospital as a tree had fallen on him. Moments later they called to tell us the doctors had declared him brought-dead.” Tejas was to join work on Monday but postponed it owing to the heavy rain.

Malhar Shitole, a childhood friend of Tejas, said, “We heard a cracking sound just before the tree fell. We moved away immediately, but Tejas didn’t manage to. The tree fell onto his neck, injuring his head and back. It was horrific to see our friend in so much pain.”