Seven people die in hospital wall collapse in southern India

Thats quite sad, go to seek health, or go to work, and dont make it home due to something that isn't due to your health

What a horrible thing to happen. My heart goes out to those poor people and the ones now suffering with any surviving injuries, and their loved ones. That 1 was just a child makes me more sad.

Two weeks ago when temperatures in India started to get higher than past summers (due to El Nino + c.c.), I wondered how the concrete in old buildings in Mumbai would hold up to intense temperature swings like this season and probably worse ones next year. I swear I even googled stuff like "effect of 50 degree c temperature on 90s era concrete", and the answer was yes it matters but there's not much data on longevity of construction materials used in India 30 years ago, especially not about what happens long term under 40-50 C heat followed by sudden cooling at night or under rain. I mention all this under a hospital wall collapse article because the article brings up the intense swings in weather but does not any link the heat to the collapse. Hopefully it's an isolated event. >After ​weeks of ​elevated temperatures ⁠and uncomfortable humidity, the weather in Bengaluru suddenly shifted on Wednesday, ​with intense rainfall, gusty winds and ​hailstorms ⁠sweeping across parts of the city. The downpour brought short-term relief from the heat but ⁠also ​led to widespread disruptions, including ​waterlogging and fallen trees.