India: Miraculous Escape: Woman Survives After Flying Tin Sheet Crashes Onto Her During Storm in Maharashtra.

Vasai-Virar, India - July 05, 2026 A shocking CCTV recording from Maharashtra's Vasai-Virar has captured the terrifying moment a woman was struck by a large tin sheet ripped from a building roof during strong monsoon winds. The incident happened at around 6:30 PM on July 5, when Deepa Amit Dhinoja was walking along a footpath on her way to work amid heavy rain. Suddenly, powerful gusts tore a large metal sheet from the roof of the nearby Gokuldwar building, sending it flying through the air before it crashed onto her. The impact left Deepa with a severe head injury, requiring around 20 to 22 stitches. Authorities said a shop canopy partially absorbed the force of the falling sheet, preventing what could have been a fatal accident. Local residents rushed to help and took the injured woman to Ravi Hospital, where she remains in stable condition and is undergoing treatment. The incident comes after days of relentless monsoon rain and strong winds battered the Vasai-Virar region, causing widespread flooding, power outages, structural damage and multiple rain-related incidents, raising fresh concerns over public safety and the maintenance of buildings during extreme weather.